Ranting about stupid dog ownership

[TsPoet]

On a different vein, pits are evil by genetics.

NO they are NOT. American Staffordshire Bull Terriers are "happy, outgoing, stable, and confident dog"
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/americanstaffordshire.htm

They, like almost any other dog breed can be trained to be aggressive. They are strong dogs, so that can be a very bad thing. One of the two counties around here requires that "pit bulls" get CGC certifications, so our CGC classes are generally 50% pit bulls. Of all of the classes I've assisted (I don't have teaching cert, so I assist), I have never run across a pit that was aggressive. Even Baby, the 1 year old Pit that had been owned by a man training her to fight, a man who'd tried to crop her ears using garden shears and no anesthesia, was a sweetheart. The man was pleased with her potential to fight, but didn't like how her ears turned out, so he dumped her at out local rescue group.
We always have 1 dog that we know isn't going to pass - those dogs are almost always dachshund, small terrier mixes, or poodles. My pug-x hasn't passed, and never will, I can't take the chance on the evaluator getting close enough to him. I think every pit we've ever had has passed (but I might be mistaken).