I like Pits and Rotts, but would personally never own one. That, however, is more due to my lack of ever owning any type of dog and feel that they need to be with much more experienced owners like yourself. A previous neighbor had two Pits (one Am Staff and one APBT). The APBT was the sweetest dog. The Am Staff was a bit more leery of people she didn't know, but was a very nice dog once she decided that you weren't going to hurt her. (Both were/are rescued females).