Ok so we have determined on this thread that Pits were once great nanny dogs and have become fucked up due to thug breeding over the past 5-6 decades.

Due to thug breeding, it is nearly impossible, and pit type owners wouldn't, buy a breeding they can verify for say 40 years + back like you can with other breeds. People don't buy like that, they buy cause they want a cute dog or they are kind and saving a dog via adoption.

A good owner is key, but not the end all. I used to have the argument its all about the owner, until a pit with a good owner ate a child in my circle of people, then I changed my mind.

So summary, you cannot fix crazy by being a good owner. If the dog had good genetics 5-6+ generations back, then the owner wouldn't matter that much. That dog costs 3K, you want to spend 250 or zero so your going to get what you pay for.

You need a "good owner" because the genetics have been fucked by the thugs who bred them for fighting many generations before and those traits carry on to current generations.

I would agree that a pit with non fighting breeding is a great family dog, one of the best. But one that has had fighting characteristics bred into it and who's ancestors were brutalized by fighting does not have suitable offspring to be around children. These dogs have been victimized and are not viable for children, sadly because they still need a hug and not just a "nice" owner but an owner who really understands what a good owner really means.