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Originally posted by WarChild
Absolute Rubbish. Any dog can snap. Breed is not a factor. Anyone that tells you otherwise just doesn't know.
Read this site and make up your own mind: http://www.fataldogattacks.com/
One concern however, some Airlines will not fly adult Pittbulls at all. They do have a bad repuation.
Pittbulls were bread to fight other dogs. They are not considered in the man stopper class of dogs (Rottweiler, Sheppard, Doberman) because they are not well suited as guard dogs. They're usually not big enough. Anybody who thinks a pittbull locked on to their arm is more dangerous that a Rottweiler pinning you to the ground, is simply wrong. You'll notice police and millitary use Sheppards, not Pittbulls.
Pittbulls that WERE bread for fighting, needed to be handled by people still. A dog that randomly attacked people, including handlers, would be destroyed.
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Pits are definitely man stoppers. The reason they're not used for guard work is because they can't reliably be called off of an attack. They're used for visiting patients in hospitals and some other stuff, just not as attack dogs. Also Pits are genetically predisposed to be people-friendly. When you try to train them to attack humans they can start showing serious psychological problems.