Good to see there's much love for those precious pitties on the board. I own one/am owned by one and get mixed reactions constantly.
Some people get off the sidewalk, others run over to pet him.
I think a lot of the times when you see a pit behaving well and another breed being not so good (like the poodle example) it's because pit bull owners know what kind of dog they have and they try extra hard to be responsible.

Also, whoever made the point about even fighting, abused dogs still being people friendly - that's the pit bull to a T!
Any unwarrented human agression is a totally undesireable trait. Could you imagine handlers who fought their dogs using "man eaters?" No way! They had to get in the pit and pull dogs apart... Not to mention they must bathe the other handler's dog before the fight...

So let's have 3 cheers for one of the best breeds around.
Yay Pitties!

AMANDA

P.S. Smokey says "Thanks for the support, folks! *lick*"