Pit bulls: Vicious animals or misunderstood?

[Lori Jordan]

I have tons of friends with pit bulls and im so sick of hearing that there vicious...and even the ones that are it has nothing to do with the dog it is how the animal is brought up.These dogs have a bad name because of the people that breed them i watch this show called Animal Cops watch and you will see the stuff that is happening too these dogs..they are beautiful dogs and good companions just like the rest but if there trained to fight,put in fighting rings,then bred what kind of dog do you think you would have?it is all in the genes i feel sooo bad for these dogs and the way some treat them it is not fair

[senorita02]

My neighbors across the street own a pittbull which i was not aware of , i have never seen him before and they have lived here one year, anyway i saw a Black Pittie standing in the middle of the street barking at people walking by, and i went outside and i talked sweet to him and he wagged his tail came running to me and kissed me & then the neighbor came out and called his dog, that is when i found out they had a Pittbull, since then he has gotten out several times and the same thing, he cuddles kisses and wags his tail, he is a HUGE sweetheart!

[IRescue452]

Shaylee, almost all dogs senses of hearing and sight decline as they age, its not a breed thing. There is a german shepherd a block away from us who is in attack mode until we are close enough for her to recognize us. She's jumped on me growling before realizing who I am. She would be dangerous to a strange person walking down the street but it is because she can't see so well. My rb dog Pepper was deaf and if you startle her she would snap on occasion.
I personally fear all the loose, overbred, vicious labs in the neighborhood over any pittie I see. I've been bitten by too many labs for comfort and would love to see some bsl against labs. I'd like to see breeding of labs more controlled and owners more controlled. Most owners around here let their labs outside with no leashes and no supervision. I find most are dangerous because they are so unpredictable.