Your stats are wrong though. WHEN a pit bull attacks, it is more likely to make the news, but they are NOT the most common biter. According to the most recent study I found:
1. German shepherd
2. Chow chow
3. Poodle
4. Italian bulldog
5. Fox terrier
6. Mixed breed
7. Airedale
8. Pekingese
9. Mixed German shepherd
10. Pit bull
Is a pit often actually a mixed breed? Yes. They just have the reputation now that Rotties and Dobermans had in the past. Watch a movie from the 80s. Pits aren't the bad dogs, it's one of those breeds. Now, it's all pits. In 10 years, it will be something else.
I've trained dogs for a long time, Pits are whatever you make them be. You want the best family dog ever? A pit. Pits were the American dogs for generations. In the early 1900s they called them the nanny dog.
That said, aggression is proven to be genetic, which is why police dogs trace their lineage back 30+ years.
If I don't reply, PM me, I must have forgotten about the thread.
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