Pit bull/Pit bull mixes kill toddler.

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45. While I love pit bulls and I stick up for them

I do recognize that not just anyone should own one. As a matter of fact, probably MOST people should not. I would never advise a novice to run out and get a pit bull, just as I wouldn't advise them to get other breeds that are also not for the new dog owner. You have to know what you're doing with any dog, but with certain breeds, they need to know more and have more experience than the average. I believe that if someone knows what they are doing, most of those folks won't have serious problems and I know a lot of those people. A few minor ones perhaps, each dog has it's own idiosyncrasies and personality and you can't predict what those will be when they are puppies. The huge problem is, the people who have no business owning a goldfish much less a pit bull, have them. Every single time a person who shouldn't have a pit bull doesn't usually end well. Either that dog will either end up in a shelter, euthanized and in some cases, it ends with someone getting bitten, mauled or killed. I hear proof every day when a pit bull ends up being rescued from a horrible situation that some people should not have them. It's difficult for me to blame the breed entirely when the vast majority of responsible (this is key) owners don't run into the same problems as those crappy pet owners who don't know what they are doing.