I think it's horrible that some communities actually talk of outlawing certain breeds of dog, pits included. It's not fair to categorize an entire breed based on the bad behavior of a few owners.
My community (whole province, I think) is one of the regions that has outlawed pitbulls. They way they handled it was to ensure that all pitbulls were spayed or neutered, and that no further pitbulls were allowed in.
I don't know what it is, maybe big city living, but so many of the dog owners here seem to have a huge sense of entitlement, don't train their dogs or teach them manners. So then when the doggies have behaviour issues, they get blamed and hauled off by the humane society. Not fair to the dogs, not fair to the unsuspecting people who have to deal with the dogs' untrained behaviour.
I've never owned a dog, so I don't know what's involved in raising or training one, but I imagine that like anything else, the work you do with a puppy pays off in the long run with a well behaved and well trained dog. Doesn't seem that hard to me, and I don't understand why so many people seem to have trouble with the concept.
And I agree. It's not fair to the breed that so many irresponsible owners have given them a bad rap.
