It seems to me every were I go I hear about how pit bulls are aggressive and violent animals. But all the pit bulls I have ever had, or encountered have been the biggest baby's. I currently have a pit bull that is my service dog (I have epilepsy)and sleeps at my 2 month old sons crib every night. He has never attacked anyone or even growled at anything. He plays with my kids and will lick you to no end. Many of my friends have pit bulls that are the same way. I work with all breeds of dogs being a trainer so I come across many different types of families and come in at various times in the animals life and length of time with their owners. What I have witnessed over the years is that any dog can be a violent dog if it is raised to be. I have worked with dogs of all sizes and the most violent dog I came in contact with was a miniature daschound I thought was going to chew my foot off, and what I discovered after only a few hours of working with the owner and the dog, is that the owner was violent toward the dog, and not very friendly toward other people either. I discovered this with many different dogs and families. Coming back to my dog JoJo, I obtained him threw a rescue. He was badly abused and starved, I believe he was being trained to fight. When I got him he was very skinny, nervous, and skittish. The people at the rescue wanted to put him down thinking he could not be rehabilitated. I took him in order to show that they were wrong and all he needed was a good home and love. I have had JoJo for 2 years now and as I stated before he has become my service dog. He is healthy and very happy and we have never had an incident with him. He has become a beloved member of our family and is loved by all of our neighbors as well. So my question for you is do you believe that dogs are only as violent as you teach them to be?
