Pit Bulls Don’t Feel Head or Neck Pain:
This is not true. Pit Bulls feel pain like other breeds do. They do have “gameness” which means they will carry on a task until it’s done, pain or no pain. Being tenacious, they will push through the pain but they still experience pain just like other breeds of dogs.

Pit Bulls Are Human Attack Dogs:
Pit Bulls were originally bred for dog fighting. Handlers that had to move their dog around in a fighting pit could not tolerate a dog that would redirect aggression by biting him. Human aggressive dogs were destroyed thereby eliminating the human aggressive dogs from the gene pool. A Pit Bull with a correct temperament is very human friendly and seeks human affection. Dog intolerance remains in the breed in varying degrees.

Pit Bulls Have Locking Jaws:
The jaws of a Pit Bull work in the same way as other canines. A Pit Bull is tenacious and willful and he may hold on as a result of his willfulness and tenacity but not because his jaws are physically “designed” to lock. Other breeds may also be very likely to bite and hold on but there is no evidence that any breed has locking jaws.

Pit Bulls Are Not Safe Around Children:
The only thing to be concerned about with a temperamentally correct, well-socialized Pit Bull is that he may become very excited around children and knock them over trying to lick them! This is also very easily resolved through training. Pit Bulls generally love attention from children. Even poking, ear pulling type attention will make most Pit Bulls very happy. Of course, one should never leave their child unattended with any dog of any breed, ever. Also, children should be taught how to properly treat pets in the home. Any dog of any breed should be continually socialized to children, adults, and animals throughout his life, including the Pit Bull.

Pit Bulls Are Taught To Be Dog Aggressive:
Nope! They’re born knowing how to fight. They only have to be physically conditioned prior to fighting. The circumstances are then set up so fights occur and the Pit Bull is continually reinforced for fighting. It should be noted however that just because someone exercises their Pit Bull on a treadmill or a spring pole does not automatically mean that they’re conditioning their dog to fight.

Pit Bulls Make Good Guard Dogs:
As above, these dogs were bred for dog-to-dog combat not human aggression or guarding behavior. Your Pit Bull is likely to be stolen along WITH your TV set!

Pit Bulls that have scars on the head or leg area have been fought:
Not necessarily. Maybe he got into it with a coyote or got caught in a chain link fence. There are many reasons why a Pit Bull or any breed of dog could have scars.