You are certinaly not the only person to be influenced by the media. I was lucky enough to grow up with pitties hence my love and admiration for them. The media plays a huge roll in our lives, even though sometimes I feel like it really shouldn't. Most people don't bother to educate themselves and learn the facts, and I'm impressed and glad that you did.

I'll say one thing.....pit bulls are NOT just like every other dog. At least not in my opinion. The breed has certain characteristics and limitations. Personally, I'm not fond of pit bulls at dog parks. These dogs have been bred for hundreds of years to fight other animals and dogs. Does that make them mean? Absolutley not. It just means that dog aggression and animal aggression is a common and a frequently seen trait.

Given this information, they do have their limitations. And frankly if a dog gets in a pit bull's face chances are the pit bull is not going to back down. Even if he didn't start the fight, he'll sure enough finish it and then the pit bull gets blamed. We've all seen the headlines. Taking a pit bull into a highly charged dog filled atmosphere and being surprised when he gets into it with another dog is like throwing a ball for a lab and being surprised when he brings it back.

Pit bulls require more common sense to manage and lots of breed understanding. I myself manage a household of four male bullies. Is it always easy? No! lol But it's totally doable and I don't mind doing it. Are pit bulls for everyone? Absolutely not.

One of the most damaging things I've been hearing lately is that by raising pit bulls with other dogs from a puppy you can 'train out' dog aggression. This is very untrue. Typically if a pit bull doesn't show any dog aggression by the age of two, he won't. Not always, but most of the time. You can do some great obedience and training to properly manage dog aggression but there is no way to train it out.

Ok, I think I've rambled enough. If you have any questions regarding proper pit bull temperment, or management or any question at all please feel free to ask. I'm always willing to gab about my favorite subject......bullies!