It's nice to see a good story actually showing what pitbulls original reputation was......loyalty to their families.
I hate to see any animal get a bad rep based on the actions of people. It's not fair. I would hesitate to adopt one, but only because I know how rampant dog fighting is around here. But it's just as bad with other breeds too since many around here aren't smart enough to know a true pitbull if it bit them on the rear.
Basset's have the rep of being docile and lazy. They're anything but. They're ferociously protective of their families and have just as much energy as any other breed. And every once in a while, due to poor breeding you can get one that can turn. We've had 2 that turned due to bad breeding. One due to medical reasons, the other........well, we never quite figured out what her issue was, I think it's a genetic quirk as Betsy's personality sort of did a flip around the same age. (concerning other dogs, not people in both cases)
Rescue dogs can be fabulous. I've had a few. And they can be total nitemares. I've had a few of those too.
What we tend to forget is animals are people too, and they also have their unique personalities despite breeding ect, just as we do.