The media has the unjust knack for perpetuating absolutely false stereotypes of all sorts, about races, about geographies or communities… The media’s definitely not gotten it right about pit bulls. What’s popularly known about pit bulls is that they’re extremely wild, out of control, violent beasts of rage. What’s purported by the media is that pit bulls can’t even be within eyesight of another dog, because a violent thrashing will ensue if ever within even the foggiest proximate distance to another dog.

This all couldn’t be the farthest from the truth. In reality, pit bulls are dogs that are extremely caring. It’s this feature, perhaps, that’s gotten the breed grossly misunderstood. Perhaps, once upon a time, an over protective pit bull protected his owner from harm by aggressively getting in the way. And so began the reputation. However the breed won this reputation; it’s entirely unwarranted. The breed isn’t out of control; it isn’t prone to violent outbursts; it isn’t a particularly difficult breed to tame; it doesn’t lock jaws onto unsuspecting people or other animals. Pit bulls don’t even make very good guard dogs! – let alone aggressors.

Due to their relatively petite sizes, in fact, women are finding the breed the perfect type of companion. Far meatier and a better dog to cuddle with than a Chihuahua, the pit bull makes for a great companion not only because of its manageable size and stature, but also for its very even temperament and highly compatible sociability. In reality, the breed will reflect the sort of values and customs that his master espouses. Ultimately, if the dog’s master doesn’t like people very much, then the dog won’t know how to act around people. But if you’re a people person, if you like being out and active on sunny days, then a pit bull will gladly join you.

Pit bulls are also very intelligent, which makes them very good dogs to train. They’re highly trainable when it comes to house training, which is especially attractive if you live in a condo building where potty discipline is critical for the dog to get down. In a condo building, you also have a lot of people and other dogs, which is good for pit bulls, as they’re highly sociable animals. This sociability is particularly attractive to owners that plan on taking their dogs to crowded parks on a regular basis, or even to pet friendly department stores and shops.