mp wrote:

The bottom line is that with pit bulls, as well as every other
breed of dog, the behavior of the dog is directly related to the
training given it by the owner. If the owner trains it to promote
its aggressive tendencies, then, it will be aggressive. If it is
trained to attack...it will attack. On the other hand, if the owner
has treated the dog with love and promoted its friendlier side, then
it will not endanger any human.

Ideally, one would like to think so. Unfortunately a large percentage of
reported pit bull attacks were from seemingly gentle family pets that just
snapped and went wild.

"Snapped and went wild"? What utter nonsense! Absent psychosis, dogs simply
don't do that. Dog behavior is actually quite predictable, including a
potential attack, if you speak dog fluently enough.

One of the problem here is that dogs of any breed tend to behave differently
around their owners and families than they do around strangers or other dogs.
Most dog owners, unfortunately, are content if their dog is reasonably well
behaved around the family. And of course none of them will admit that their
dog had behavior problems after a dog bite incident.

--RC