around here, they are overbred. that's why i choose to rescue mine from the shelters. i'm already preapproved at the berkeley animal shelter for all pits. they screen people to make sure that they go to a good home and not back to fighting or abusive homes. i guess in an area that has a bunch of mistreated pits and a section of town known as "dogtown" where they used to fight them, i'm making a statement that these dogs can be great pets and not just what you hear from the media. i use alot of techniques and ideas from cesar milan, since he has "daddy", a big well behaved pitbull. he really understands that these dogs have a ton of potential, but also have a ton of perserverence, determination, and fearlessness. i like the fact that he thinks and responds like a pack leader and not like a human. some people think he is silly, but to each their own.