Don American Pit Bulls have a reputation for being vicious?
Yes absolutely, among the uninformed. Any medium to large sized dog, with or without cropped ears, of any colour, shape and size is labeled a Pit Bull, thus, much undeserved criticism and hate falls upon the this breed. Furthermore, many so-called Pit Bulls have been interbred / crossed with breeds of different temperaments, such as Boerboels, American Bulldogs, Neopolitan Mastiffs and even English Bull Mastiffs which can introduce different and sometimes very dangerous behaviour characteristics. A properly bred and raised Pit Bull will not exhibit any human aggressiveness, except when absolutely necessary and even in these rare occasions they seem to have a the ability to deal with the situation as needed.
