I belive a pit is one of the best dogs,very loyal and loving.its all in how they were raised.a friend of mine had a pit that loved kids.it would take them for rides around the house lol..if he dident know you and you were comming into the house without the owner being there or you wernt let in by someone there he was a totally different dog.I had to get rid of mine because people were afraid of her just because she was a pit,they knew nothing about her only that she was a pit