Gosh, I had one for 15 years and never had a mintues trouble with him. I raised him to be a good boy, and that he was. You haters can eat schitt. If I want to own one I will. The conversation here reminds me of the anti-gun discussions that I have been apart of in the past. Lots of misunderstanding and ignorance regarding the breed. Is it really the breed that is a problem, or is it some of the filth that happens to own these dogs? Come on guys, this should be obvoius. Like any of you, I am somewhat cautious when a see one on the loose that I am not acquainted with. I have never had one act aggressively toward me. I have one in the back yard right now that I rescued on the way home from a Friends of NRA banquet that I am a committe member of. We are testing her temperment, and doing some training with her. She will be featured on the Balanced Trainers web site soon.