I have a Rottweiler and a (red) Doberman- my dogs are discriminated against too, though not to the extent pitbulls get bashed.

I say this to people all the time- a golden retriever will bite your hand off too if you sit around and poke him with a stick for long enough. The dog isn't the problem, it's the jackass on the end of the leash. These breeds require substantial investment in terms of training time and attention. If you are willing to put in the work, I am sure you will be happy with your pitbull. Getting a female definitely makes it easier and for adopting a dog from the humane society, we adopted our Rottie from the Houston humane society when she was a tiny puppy. That place was both sad and frightening, if my wife wasn't there I would have come home with half a dozen dogs!

 

From my experience, animal shelters generally won't release a pet for adoption if they have a bad disposition, so you hopefully won't have to worry about getting an uneven-tempered dog. Other than that, they're not much different from any other dog, despite their bad reputation.

 

go for Tosa

 

Have two pitbulls that my family adopted, and they are the two sweetest most loving dogs ever. Everyone loves them who meets them. Go for it

 

My dog and I were out for a walk and got attacked by one that jumped out of a passing car.

I am sure there are lots of nice ones, but me personally I don't like to be around ANY. Twitchy buggers.

I have not seen this dog in particular, but dogs can end up in shelters for many reasons and shy scared ones might have been abused. This can result in a dog that is very submissive or one that strikes out on occasion. Only spending lots of time in different situations will tell you which is true.

Be sure to check with your homeonwers policy first. Some policies forbid them and you might not be covered in the unfortunate event if it bites someone.

I am all for people taking in dogs from a shelter, just not a fan of the breed.

 

Basically you shouldn't adopt a dog simply because you "felt" like the dog is the one for you. It takes a lot of preparation and once you have the dog, you've lots to consider.

 

I got my pit when I was 17 (I'm 20 now) He's a beast! He is the coolest dog I've ever had growing up. He's really playful but you really have to show them who's boss. I never had any problems with him biting anyone but he did tackle my neighbors dog once lol he just ran over threw his chest out and bam lol he didn't bite or wrestle with it he just turned around and ran back lol my neighbors looked at me like "there's that satanic dog being evil bla bla bla" ppl will have their opinions but if YOU want that dog **** everyone one else. My Mom and Dad were the same way they hated pit bulls but like most ppl who hate them they had never been around one. I brought him home one day thinking I'd have to take him back and after 5mins of my parents freaking out they started to play with him and now they love him. I'm in the Air Force now so I can't have him for a year or so. So my dad is taking care of him. My mom and him bicker still about who can keep him lol (they're divorced). Don't let stereotypes and ppls opinions be a factor when choosing a dog. At the end of the day your the one who's gonna be spending time with it.