Thanks, Michelle, for a good article. Many people condemn pit bulls for their biting dispositions. Dogs are pack animals and need to have a pack, whether their wild litter mates or their adopted human families. Like any other living creature, dogs need to be treated with the respect they deserve and, in return, they will reward you tenfold. Dogs learn from their pack, so if an owner treats their dog like a junk yard dog (kept on a chain or behind a fence with no human contact or interaction, cursed at, and/or used as a punching bag) the owner will end up with an aggressive junk yard dog because of this learned behavior. My opinion, this latter type of despicable person should never be allowed to have power over any other sentient creatures.