Without defending idiotic pitbull owners, sometimes those who judge what is and isn't a 'pitbull' are just as idiotic.
Because a 'pitbull' isn't a specific name of a breed, but a classification with 5+ breeds.
These dog breeds, including the American Staffordshire terrier and American bully, are generally considered pit bulls. Learn more about these dogs.
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That's why the number of violent biting occurances & deaths of 'pitbulls' are so high, because not only are they a popular 'breed' but the 5+ breeds biting & death numbers are all combined into one, as opposed to listing them individually like most other breeds on the statistics.
And one of the major frustrations of the ignorant, is the miss-identification of the English Bull Terrier as a pitbull breed.
I've owned one of these dogs and more than a few times idiots have tried to have me kicked out, because it was a park that pitbulls weren't allowed and they couldn't tell the difference between the English Bull Terrier and Pitbulls. They even tried to convince me that the 'Bull' in the name signified it was a Pitbull breed. To which I replied "Are French Bulldogs a Pitbull breed too?"
Anyway, just wanted to add those points to the discussion.