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I agree, due to the media they have put an image on the dogs that they don't really deserve. Before anyone says "its the owners also". It is and it isn't, it is more so the media. I never figured out how bad the news really is till I deployed to Afghanistan and saw what it is really like. They put the worst of the worst. Until I met the locals and saw for myself how much bs the news puts up I thought Afghanistan was just like the news portrayed it. Same thing with these dogs, if the news posted up good, happy stories about pit bulls as much as the bad ones I don't think it'd be as bad.

Coming from a family of dog trainers I think that kid with the rott would do pretty good if he got his priorities straight. I also can't stand how that one kid said you have to hit your dog and be kind of abusive to get the dog the way you want it. I believe in reinforcement to a point, but there are positive ways to enforce "guarding" behavior. Just takes time.