lots of dog experts in here on sherdog. Anytime the term pitbull is used by the ignorant it isn’t referring to the actual breed of American Pitbull Terrier. It is a general moniker given to anyone of the many breeds it is often mistaken for. Lots of bully breeds look very similar to those who don’t know the difference. APBT,staffs,bully mixes,dogos and many more all look similar to naive people.
Secondly , you can’t hate in an entire breed for the behavior of some. You only hear about Pitt attack’s because there is and has been hate for the breed. Same reason you don’t hear about minority cops shooting white people, trust me it’s happening you just don’t hear about it on the media cause the current theme is white cops shooting minorities, specifically black.
Dogs differ from one to the other just like people do.
I own an APBT female . She is ten. She lived with a ferret free of cage for two years and would be alone with it when we were gone. She’s also lived with kids, and babies. Never an issue or a single sign of aggression.
I also have a male boxer/bulldog mix who Everyone thinks is a pitbull and isn’t. He is the most docile calm dog ever, until he sees another animal and then it’s kill mode. He’s killed two coons, several possums, and mauled dudes German Shepard down the street. Long story, but I had him two weeks and was walking on leash with my female, when a German Shepard came from the side outta nowhere. By the time I turned to the side German Shepard was three feet away,mid run, and aggressive looking so my male didn’t hesitate and attacked. He was just protecting his new crew so you really can’t blame him. Dude who owns Shepard has since become a buddy and still calls my dog a pitt, and told everyone his dog was attacked by a pitt. You see the pattern here?