I know a lot of people who have pit bulls. I know someone who fosters pit bulls.
There are organizations specifically to help pit bulls. They are like any other animal. If they've been abused or mistreated, that's what they know.
I know all about the reputations of pit bulls. I have only had cats but my daughter's best friend has several pit bulls and fosters them.
My friends I went to school with have (each) 2 pit bulls. They take them to obedience school, etc.
They've had lots of dogs and other animals. There's never been a problem with any of them.
I don't know this situation. We all only know what we read.
I'm just here to give another side of pit bulls and what I've observed. They've brought the dogs to my house (visiting and staying). There has never been a problem. Like I said, I have 2 cats. They stay away from all dogs (even the tiny minitures that have come here).
All of that said, I would never bring a strange dog in my house to be around a young person without supervision. Any dog can attack a person if it feels threatened.
My daughter adopted a lab. It was the meanest dog. Labs have a reputation for being fun loving and smart, etc. She hired a trainer and just about everything under the sun (I know because I paid for all of it).
The dog constantly bit her and the trainer. She finally had to return the dog to the place she adopted it from. It was terribly tramatic for my daughter.
About 1 year later she adopted another dog from a shelter (a mut that looks a little like a greyhound in the back). This dog is amazing!
Animals have personalities just like everything else.
I have a cat that hates me and everyone. In 7 years I've never been able to get close to her. I just about have to toss the food to her every time I feed her. My family (again, in 7 years) has never seen the cat except in pictures.
I know no one else would take her, so she lives with me.
Again, I have no idea about this dog. I'm just saying not all pit bulls are viscious.
https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/organizations-advocating-for-pit-bulls-and-guardians...
https://www.cesarsway.com/5-ways-you-can-help-pit-bulls/
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"Remember the past
Once upon a time, pit bulls were the preferred nanny dog, and they were often left in the care of young children. One of the most famous pit bulls early in the last century was Petey, the dog who starred in a long series of “Little Rascals” films opposite children. There have been a number of famous pit bulls, and they are still one of the top ten most popular breeds in the U.S.
This all started to change only fairly recently, and pit bulls didn’t get a bad rap until they became the guard dog of choice for drug dealers at the same time that dog fighting re-emerged, in the mid-1980s. And they were not the first, or only, breed to ever become subject to blanket bans. At various times, German shepherds and Rottweilers were the most likely breeds to be outlawed.
Just this history alone should be strong evidence that it’s not the breed that’s the problem; it’s how they’re treated by the humans who are responsible for them."
Again, I'm not saying everyone needs to go out and bring home a pit bull. I'm saying I've (many times) seen the other side of pit bulls.
It's like anything else, you need to know who you invite into your home and always keep an eye on whomever or whatever 'it' is.
My cat clawed my grandson when he was visiting. My grandson was getting right in the cat's face. Before I could tell him to 'back away' Bill had swatted him. The kid has 2 male cats of his own. He knows better but the little boy is only 7 years old. My daughter said he's been swatted at by his cats and he should know better. Five minutes later he was petting Bill but not putting his face up in Bill's face.
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