Pitbulls have a very bad rep despite being a great dog.
Problem is that most owners buy them because they are a tough-guy status symbol and thier owners want them mean and train them to be that way.
When people see someone with a pitbull they can’t even disconnect the fact the owner isn’t of that tough-guy mentality.
Really there are no bad pits… Just owners! But the bad PR is here to stay.
I love dogs but even around pits I am cautious because YOU NEVER KNOW what the owner has taught that dog to be.
That really is root of the problem from the way I see it. My buddy owns two great pits. He is a PhD in biology and works at the research level. Despite his standing in the community and his immaculent house and yard people still treat those dogs as a threat despite not being aggressive at all.
