A reputation is just that..a reputation. In the public and medias eyes pit bulls and rotties are ALL "monsters"..which of course is just not the case.

A well bred rottie and pit bull should NEVER be agressive towards people. No where in either standard does it say they should be a "child killer," "monster," or "mean"..infact human agression is a serious fault in both breeds.

You talked about "tenactiy" above, which is obviously a trait that cannot be taught. It is a trait that is often taken advantage of in both breeds. For instance, the pit bulls tenacity is what makes them the breed of choice for dog fighters, they were bred to never give up.

Aslo have to point out that tenacity and gameness does not equal agressiveness. Here is a well known dogman pictured with his child and dog..the dog pictured was a fighting dog. The pit bull has been bred to be extremly people friendly. It's when people start breeding away from the standard and irresponsibly that we get the problems.