Quote Originally Posted by 1inStripes View Post
Theres quite a few dogs that were bred for hunting and killing animals. I am not a pitbull fan, but I don't want to see them wiped off the planet. Spuds MacKenzie was one cool pitbull.
But Spuds is a Bull Terrier, also originally a fighting dog, but at least their lines have been cleaned up to some degree by reputible breeders breeding for conformation and proper temperament rather than fighting skills.

Staffordshires are the big muscular breed, bred by people who want fighting dogs, dogs that look mean, tough dogs, status dogs. Their breeding has gone the opposite direction of the Bull Terrier.
The "good" Staffordshires are the ones you see in shows at Westminster, bred for conformity; aggressive dogs aren't bred. You cannot get a reliable staffordshire from a back yard breeder or puppy mill. Reckless breeding makes the matter so much worse.

I'll reiterate though, the pit isn't the only dog with the propensity to turn, and not all pits will act on that inbred instinct.