I will be honest and say that I am.  I have no basis for the fear, so I 
think it must come from the media hype, and I have bought into it.  I 
don't believe in breed bans, but on the other hand, I would be terrified 
if my neighbor owned a pit bull.  Anyone have more to add to this topic?

I think that it takes a dedicated person to own a pit bull.  I worked at a 
Vet Clinic for 16 years and saw a lot of different stories about them.  
They require a lot of attention and if they don't get the right attention, 
they can snap - it IS in their blood.  My dad (the vet) always said to 
watch them after they turn about 2 years old, that seems to be the age 
when they have a tendancy to become aggressive.  Our neighbor (an elderly 
couple) had one and when their dog was about 2 1/2 (he was nice by the 
way) he pinned his owner in a corner and we heard her scream and had to 
coax the dog away from her.  It was sad because they loved that dog.  
Anyway.... I really think you have to be very cautious of this breed. 

no my neighbor has 2 pit bulls my neice has 2 pit bulls.my neighbors dog is a sweet dog so is cracker he had a third pit bull her name was china.but she got scared by fire works almost three years ago they never found her.she was a sweet dog i loved her and really miss her

I will be honest and say that I am.  I have no basis for the fear, so I 
think it must come from the media hype, and I have bought into it.  I 
don't believe in breed bans, but on the other hand, I would be terrified 
if my neighbor owned a pit bull.  Anyone have more to add to this topic?

am i afraid of pitt bull's, no i am not i do pitt bull rescue with a few of my close friends yes there are alot of pitt bulls that are nasty but they are not born that way it is the sick people out there that force these inocint animals to be mean. i think they are so misunderstood 99 percent of the time. and i never had a pitt bull turn on me. they crave love just like the rest....

My friends son was bitten by a "nice" pit bull the other day. He was just sitting on the bed and she attacked him, he got 17 sutures in his lip. Thank God the dog didn't do more to him. These dogs are NOT to be trusted, the are not mis-understood. They need special owners who are willing to work with them and who will watch them all the time when they are with other people. Pits, German Shepherds and Rottweilers are the cause of most dog bites and fatal attacks. The docs at the hospital told my friend these stats.

I have to say I'm not afraid of Pitts never have been and never will be but i have been bitten by one. It was mostly my own fault even the doctors and vets that me and my mom asked about the situation say it was. I got into the middle of my two Pitts fighting, when trying to stop them and the one got a hold of me instead of the other dog but as soon as she realizes what she had done she let go immediately. There were no stitches needed and no real damage just 3 puncher wound. I steal keep the Pitt that had bitten me. I had to fight long and hard to make mom mother let me keep her but she did for me. The Pitt has not attacked any us or acted differently since the fight and we don't worry about her changing at all like we use to. But sadly we have lost her 2 two weeks ago and can not find her. The only thing we can think is that someone has found her and is keeping her because she is such a wonderful dog. But to tell you the truth if anyone one the street were to ask me if I'm afraid of them i would honestly tell them no.

Pitbulls are really just misunderstood. I think they are just wild but can be easily tamed.