they’re just. dogs.

and same as german shepards, same as huskies, same as dalmations, they have specific breed requirements and aren’t right for every home! also like all dogs, they have to be trained to be a reliable and safe pet. but with their needs met and good training, they’re about the same as any other dog in their size range (with individual exceptions for personal history and trauma of course)

Except pit bulls have the ability to lock their jaws unlike other dog breeds. So even if pit bulls aren't more likely to attack someone, an attack is likely to be much worse than an attack by any other breed.

common misconception! not actually true tho

they just have very strong jaws, but so do many other large breeds

The misinformation about pit bulls is so easily disproven but also bewildering.

They’re literally just a large and strong dog breed. That’s it. That’s all there is to it. They are not inherently more dangerous than any other large breed with a strong guard and/or prey drive.

They’re just dogs.

They aren’t alligators. They aren’t wolves. They aren’t bears or lions or tigers or hyenas or dingoes or boars. They’re just dogs.

And that’s all there is to them.

Friends of ours have a pit. Me, I have a husband eternally ready to play with a dog. “She’s gonna love you,” Friend predicted the first time he met her. But then we walked in, and the pit sniffed me hello, then took one look at him, and ran off. Not even a sniff! My husband was bereft! He is practically a Disney Princess and yet this dog ran away immediately? What was he doing wrong?

Five seconds later she returned with her best toy, dropped it proudly on his foot, and I swear to god she made heart eyes at him. “YOU will play with me! I can tell!”

Any pit is a LOT of dog. But a good pit is a lot of GOOD dog.