I very much doubt a little pitbull puppy is aware of what it's "bred for". I agree whole heartedly that its the way they are treated. We have a German shepherd. At one stage they were banned from Australia because they were seen as aggressive dogs. My husbands pops generation hated them with a passion because of their so called "aggressive behaviour". If you saw some of the things that DS does to Mannix (who, I might add, is a 40+kg dog) you can see there isn't an aggressive bone in his body. Dopey, yes but not aggressive. That is the way he was raised by us. But he is still watched constantly by us with DS, DS has limits on how far he can push him and I'd never leave them alone together. Its not fair on Mannix being tormented by a toddler all the time!
In saying that there is always a throwback. The dog that is raised well but is still nasty. My grandparents had a horrible jack russle that could bring down an entire sheep on it's own.
Also, every dog originated from somewhere wild. Not just specific breads. They're animals first, pets second. People need to remember that as well.
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