Talk:American Pit Bull Terrier

message: Given the huge number of pitbull attacks on humans, the UKC can be easily said to be "full of s**t" on these breed standards, since those attacks are so common in the breed, absent extreme training. Pitbulls are very, VERY assertive dogs, in a physical sense, for better or worse, unless they have an uncommonly good upbringing which works against their natural grain. I have read too much on pitbulls and known too many real-life pitbulls to be fooled otherwise. 98.242.135.224 (talk) 11:25, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Everything is not a American Pitbull Terrier 2601:407:8582:6A0:4B7:3801:37DE:B09C (talk) 02:53, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

text: Even the most friendly breed will attack in the right circumstances. The pitbull family (American pitbull as well as the Amstaff AKA theAmerican Staffordshire Terrier) aboslutely require firm training and will freely assume an alpha dominant role if permitted, which is the reason these dogs are involved in an inordinate amount of bites, however, these dogs also want to be with their owners constantly, though the Amstaff is a little more laid back and will not seek to initiate a fight (though they will certainly  finish one.) The American pit bull, generally speaking, is much more likely to initiate a fight as compared to the Amstaff. 2600:8804:6F0F:6D00:EDB1:D876:FEE7:47F4 (talk) 17:24, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

text: Welcome to Wikipedia. Please note, though, that Wikipedia is not a soapbox or a battleground, and Talk pages should not be used as platforms for personal views on a subject. Nomopbs (talk) 03:41, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: "Dubious" tags on UKC's claims of pitbull "friendliness to strangers" and "unwillingness to attack humans"

message: People don't like the breed because of its ability to fight. ITS NOT THE BREED. Its the owners. they breed it into the dog. creating bad genetics. contact me at duma108@[redacted] to discuss.
~night-raven  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Toboe (talk • contribs) 14:56, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I think people don't like the breed because its the most neglected breed in the world. Many of its owners don't know or care about teaching it how to behave, but keep it chained to a plywood doghouse. That's what we need to change. Dwightlathan77 (talk) 23:13, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

text: I think you both are off your rocker.  You are incapable of actually parsing this situation out and refraining from using human conceptions of blame instead of simple cause-and-effect statements.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wvguy8258 (talk • contribs) 03:57, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

text: With respect, you are talking utter bollocks.  In the wrong hands, any dog can kill. CassiantoTalk 22:49, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  The breed or the owners? 

message: Why don't people or news reporters tell truth about this breed. Because they weren't bread for fighting they bread for babysitting. I have a blue nose a 7 month old grandson I went to the bathroom and my pit came and got me to tell my grandson was a wake. So they are not bad breeds. Everyone that is assuming that they are bad needs to look up and read about a pit. Most quit assuming. 2600:6C40:6B00:F0C1:BC0B:CF14:C9A0:72D3 (talk) 01:19, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I do believe that APBT are more likely to be aggressive than any other dog breed due to the long line of genetics that were breeding into APBT to be fighting dogs. So they might not be bad dogs but it’s in there genetics to be aggressive. 74.127.205.218 (talk) 02:35, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

text: No dog breed was ever bred for babysitting, let alone APBTs, which were indeed bred for bullbaiting and dogfighting. The idea of a "nanny dog" is laughable to begin with, "pitbulls are nanny dogs" is downright hilarious. 2A02:C7C:6E16:E000:C9E8:5D79:EF5B:B07D (talk) 10:52, 10 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pit bulls