I have a large breed pit . He certainly requires special attention , and he is not dog friendly . We got him at two years old , which is too old for an AmStaff to assimilate with other dogs . That said , we are vigilant with him , train him properly , and keep him in a one dog home . He will never have the opportunity to run rampant in the streets , because we won ' t let that happen . Outside the restrictions we place on him because we know what we were getting into , he is an absolutely GREAT dog . Awesome with everybody who comes in the house , young and old . Loyal , loving , and as long as there are not other dogs in the house very eventempered . Pit breeds should be limited in numbers , and only adopted out to people who can demonstrate that they are willing to put in the work necessary to own one . They are not evil , they just need special attention . But if we are doing anecdotal stories , the worst dogrelated injury I ' ve ever seen was a Vet Tech who lost his hand when he didn ' t restrain a Golden Retriever properly and she bit him , crushing his hand completely . I would never say Goldens are bad dogs because of this , but animals need to be respected for what they are .