May Be A Dumb Question....

[Ms Dollar]

I used to have a pit and so really the only 2 cents that I can add is to back up what Ren has said. They can be the most loyal dogs on the earth, from what I have seen, but they are in fact very territorial as well as they are usually one owner dogs. Now saying that does not mean that it will like one person and no one else, it will just show more respect for one person over someone else and will usually be more stubborn to listen to other people.
And Ren you usually are not allowed to bring Pitbulls to training classes at Petsmart since they are considered an aggressive breed. Anyways.
Just a little bit of extra info in case you want to know. The name of the breed is not Pitbull, but it is American Staffordshire Terrier. Pitbull is just a common nickname that people use to describe the dog. Also you have to have ALOT of patience with these dogs. They can be the sweetest dogs in the world though.
As far as the dogs turning what causes most of them to turn(with pits that is) is with the inbreeding that goes on if you mix the bloodlines and if you aren't a licensed breeder, there is a chemical imbalance in the dog's brain that can sometimes cause blindness. What this does it basically the dog can't see, duh, but therefore does not know who is trying to jeopardize their territory and that's when they attack.
These are very high energy dogs that need lots of attention and exercise so if you will have to crate the dog for more than 8 hours a day and if you are not home a lot I would not recommend it. Also another thing that I strongly recommend is crate training. Basically it is a cage that they would sleep in inside, and you can eventually have the dog trained well enough that when they get tired they go in there to nap. Me and Chuck had Gracie trained so well that all we had to do was say "inside" and she went in there and stood in the crate and wouldn't come out.

I think that it's an awesome idea to get a Pit they are great dogs, and I would say you should go for it!

Sorry for the ridiculously long post...

[KMDX]

I used to have a pit and so really the only 2 cents that I can add is to back up what Ren has said. They can be the most loyal dogs on the earth, from what I have seen, but they are in fact very territorial as well as they are usually one owner dogs. Now saying that does not mean that it will like one person and no one else, it will just show more respect for one person over someone else and will usually be more stubborn to listen to other people.
And Ren you usually are not allowed to bring Pitbulls to training classes at Petsmart since they are considered an aggressive breed. Anyways.
Just a little bit of extra info in case you want to know. The name of the breed is not Pitbull, but it is American Staffordshire Terrier. Pitbull is just a common nickname that people use to describe the dog. Also you have to have ALOT of patience with these dogs. They can be the sweetest dogs in the world though.
As far as the dogs turning what causes most of them to turn(with pits that is) is with the inbreeding that goes on if you mix the bloodlines and if you aren't a licensed breeder, there is a chemical imbalance in the dog's brain that can sometimes cause blindness. What this does it basically the dog can't see, duh, but therefore does not know who is trying to jeopardize their territory and that's when they attack.
These are very high energy dogs that need lots of attention and exercise so if you will have to crate the dog for more than 8 hours a day and if you are not home a lot I would not recommend it. Also another thing that I strongly recommend is crate training. Basically it is a cage that they would sleep in inside, and you can eventually have the dog trained well enough that when they get tired they go in there to nap. Me and Chuck had Gracie trained so well that all we had to do was say "inside" and she went in there and stood in the crate and wouldn't come out.

I think that it's an awesome idea to get a Pit they are great dogs, and I would say you should go for it!

Sorry for the ridiculously long post...

correction to your post
there are american staffordshire terriers and there are american pitbulls, the AMSTAFF's are recognized by AKC and the APBT is recognized by the UKC...the AMSTAFF is shorter and stocker and some breeders breed amstaff and APBT together to get the stockier look..JUST FYI