Pit bulls have become the victim of the current wave of dog-hating hysteria, especially in the media. Any dog that has a short snout gets labeled as a pit bull now.
How well did y’all do with identifying the pit bull in that chart that chiroptera linked? For the answers, see these charts:
Journalists Guide to Pit Bull Identification
Journalists Guide to Dog Breed Identification
When I go out walking in the neighborhood or parks or hiking in the hills, I always stop to pet every dog I meet, and that seems to include a fair number of pit bulls. I haven’t gotten eaten alive yet. Not even once. Pit bulls, in particular, seem to be quite high on the gregarious people-friendly scale. Some of them want to knock everyone down and slobber in their faces, but that’s not the same as being vicious.
And guns. Lots and lots of people killed by lots and lots of guns. Pit bulls with guns.
According to this recent article (video included of pit bulls that got rescued),
And people need to be afraid of pit bulls?