Pitbulls and kids?

The problem as I see it isn't always the dog, or the childs fault. Two kids start wrestling on the floor and dogs can't reason whether it is play or a real threat and acts to protect. There's where the problem lies in my opinion.

VERY seldom do you ever hear of a dog bite case where the owner says..."Yep...that mean 'ole SOB...we just knew it was a matter of time before he got somebody". No, what you hear is "We can't believe family pet Bruiser acted that way...we've NEVER seen him show ANY signs of aggressiveness." Once those words are spoken, the damage is done and no amount of remorse can repair a childs mangled body.

Not to single out the APBT, but I would personally not leave my children unsupervised with any breed of dog that has a protective (notice I didn't say aggressive) nature. Also not to start some debate on which is better, but this reason is why I PERSONALLY prefer the AB. In my experience, the AB's seem to have a little more control of their own preydrive. When I break my bulldogs off, they can shut down just as quick as they game up. Perhaps I've been around the wrong ones, but the MAJORITY of APBT's I've been around took a little time to cool off after getting amped up.

Just my $.02