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Originally Posted by Dankasaur
Pit Bulls were bred to take down and kill wild Boars, that's why they're so powerful.
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That is a popular but inaccurate stereotype. Mastiffs were used for that. Pits are classically a working breed and were mostly used to pull fruit carts and had to be extremely friendly because the last thing a guy selling apples off a truck wants is for a customer to get bit. (Also why the staff terrier was used for the RCA logo, and for "Our Gang" comedies, because it was revered as THE family dog the way Goldens are nowadays)
However, I do know a guy that hunts feral pigs in, get this, Orange County Los Angeles, and he trains dogs to bring them down. One dog is trained to chase and corner until the other dog arrives that will bite the face, ears, lips, etc. and hang on for dear life until the guy can catch up and finish off the pig. Those beasts get huge, hairy, and develop tusks and it is not unusual for him to lose dogs. He says it all comes down to the dog, not the breed, about which dogs work better for which usage.