I do know that pit bulls are quite soppy and affectionate given the chance.

No, it's stupid.

It's totally down to bad owners. That's why Labradors kill just as many kids as Pitt Bulls do.

Oh, wait

100pc bad owners fkin wa*kers

No ban!

Seconded.

Some dogs should not be allowed to be kept as pets !

that would mean the breed could eventually go extinct. dogs can survive on their own but not very well and no-one would want wild dogs (or more wild dogs depending on where you live) running around.

a dog is only as bad or good as you train him

It's largely down to the owners what the dogs are like. However some dogs are just too aggressive.
Every dog is different.

Well, i'm getting a lion cub. Because I'll be a good owner.

They shouldnt be banned as surely anyone getting a pitbull know their nature and can make the right decision in ownership . I would hope anyone with a family , children etc wouldnt even consider such a violent dog as a pet. Violence is in their nature, no matter how much they are loved or trained. They have a secondary adrenaline, so if theyre not feeling well for example, they can go without warning.
Retrievers will retrieve without training. Herders will herd and pointers will point. Pit bulls will show their nature, what they were bred for, to be aggressive.

Horrible disgusting creatures!

I don't like dogs that kill owners, children and other dogs!


Bring back wolves instead.

They should be completely banned and all the existing ones should be destroyed. There is zero use for them.

To tell you the sad truth, you cannot breed out the pit bulls. Even my adorable mutt has the genes to help breed back the pit bull if your fantasy ever came true. Heck, it probably wouldn't take twenty years.

My best mates is the most gentle and loving dog you could hope to meet. She has a stuffed giraffe that she sleeps with and likes to show you so you can hug it too. She is scared of butterflies and not getting enough cuddles or naps. Nurture not nature.

Nothing overcomes nature, breeding and genetics. There's no need for them. Plenty of viable guard dog alternatives rather than this low class breed. Fortunately the public are taking matters into their own hands and they're being destroyed en masse here.

Except nurture.

The fact that you have to pamper them to get them to stop killing children isn't an argument that quite cuts it, for me.