Not at all! My family loves large dogs, German Shepherds, Pitts, Rotts and you have nothing to worry about. Pitt bulls are SO eager to please humans, which is why they are the easiest dog to manipulate into fighting. As long as you treat the pet as a loved pet, it will be nothing but friendly. I would suggest teaching your kids as they get older, and other kids not to run around a lot in the house, as it makes the dog nervous.

If your raise a dog with love and gently train it, the dog will be fine. You have to be careful of older dogs from the shelter because they may have been abused and it is difficult to cure them of defensiveness. I you got the dog from a descent breeder or a friend I don't see any problems. My brother had a couple and they were lovable and very gentle, even with the cat.

Alot of it depends on how you raise it and treat it. I read once that a good way to tell if a pit bull (or any breed) of puppy has aggressive tendancies is to see if it will let you pet and scratch its belly w/o fighting it.

Pit bulls have been bred into fighting dogs over many generations. Thus they have a genetic predisposition to violence. I don't know by what percentage though - some pit bulls become family pets. There are safer options.

Dogs are like poeple, in that they are as bad as someone makes them.

Pitbulls are very easy going dogs, shouldnt be any problem around children, they got a bad rap from bad people who treat them badly.

As long as you train, socialize & burn it's energy. There shouldn't be a problem, 3 months old is a good age to start. Make sure the kids know how to treat the dog and the dog knows what you expect of it. I wouldn't leave them alone together at first I would watch carefully. Pit do have a strong prey drive and tend to get aggressive around other animals (more than people) so socialize with animals along with other people. I would spay her too!

There is no reason to be alarmed. Simply take the dog to some reputable training classes, and always be kind and considerate. Make sure the dog knows who is boss and do not allow any growling or snapping. Every dog, no matter what breed has the potential to make a vicious move, and should never be left alone with a young child.

Because they are genetically bred as fighting dogs I would never feel comfortable with them around children , I know they can be very sweet natured but it is in their breeding. I do not feel that however well they are trained or socialised that i could ever relax with them about my home.

All dogs bite...potentially! As long as you train both your puppy and the kids to behave appropriately with each other. I would not assume there would ever be a problem. Children have to understand that a puppy or a dog is a living creature and as such REQUIRES some rest time. Dogs, not unlike people, sometimes ENJOY just taking a nap or chewing on a bone or toy WITHOUT human interference. It is good for a child to learn to read their companion animal's BODY LANGUAGE. Any animal they have interactions with, dog, cat, bird, hamster, horse! Animals deserve to not only be properly trained with positive reinforcement training but to also be respected for their needs as well. An animal that has been properly trained, is confident, friendly, learns the joy of pleasing the humans in its life, AND best of all has learned behaviors that they can reliably DO, when the animal is about to make a poor or undesired decision on their own. Training gives US acceptable behaviors to redirect a dog to do, when they are making a bad decision that we want them to stop doing...be it barking, jumping or mouthing. (mouthing is something that most puppies will do, both because babies tend to want to put THINGS...fingers, toes, shoes, your book, INTO their little mouths, and also because cutting teeth is uncomfortable for them, just as for baby humans and mouthing/chewing helps comfort them. Both the puppy and the children need to learn mutual respect and consideration for each other's needs. Always be sure there are acceptable things for the puppy to chew on...such as a Nyla Bone, or a Kong that you can also STUFF with goodies! (A frozen kong, stuffed with ground meat or a mixture of non-fat, plain yogurt or cottage cheese...maybe a dab of peanut butter..lasts a nice long time! Remember too RAW BONES...even chicken bones are soft and SAFE for dogs and cats to chew up...COOKED BONES...ALL COOKED BONES ARE NOT SAFE. Cooking makes them brittle and can cause them to splinter into dangerous shards that can harm your dog or cat. RAW BONES, EVEN CHICKEN BONES..crunch right up! Do avoid the big, heavy weight-baring leg bones of large animals...they are too dense, even raw, and can crack teeth! Also avoid RAWHIDE chews. They often can become lodged in the intestinal tract and result in some very expensive Vet bills when the Vet has to open up the dog to remove the impacted rawhide chew! Yes the stores sell rawhide chews...they, however, will not be forced to make a decision of life or death or pay for the surgery you dog MAY require because of this product! Why take chances when there are safer chew toys available? http://www.skylarzack.com/rawfeeding.htm http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfeeding/ http://www.rawfeddogs.net/Recipes http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TruthAboutVaccines/?yguid=354615195 http://www.dogsadversereactions.com/scienceVaccineDamage.html http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClassicalHomeopathyPets/?yguid=354615195

Thanks Redhawk!