Pit bulls and similar breeds have a special way of being pains for people who work with them. It truly does take a certain type of person to run a rescue dedicated to bully type dogs. Most people would think its because of their aggression but that isn't the case, they tend to have the same temperments as any other breeds out there. The challenges are with their stubborn, head strong personalities. Pit bulls are very strong dogs and they know it. If they don't feel like working with you on training then they wont do it. They have extremely tough skin and can take a lot. So you can't just smack their nose or swat their butt and expect them to start working.

Trainers need to be patient, they need to know how to talk to get the dogs to response in a positive way and they need to realize that no matter how big they are the dog is still stronger and will win. They also need compassion, many dogs that end up at rescues were abused and that makes them jumpy or shy and people need to respect that and re-teach the dog that people are generally good. It takes a lot out of someone to train a previously abused dog and with stubborn pit bulls, it can be a rough road. But it can be done and there are people out there who have proven that it can. They work with these misunderstood pets every day, they stay up at night with those who have health problems, they work with dogs that traditional pounds would rather euthanize then deal with.

Pit bulls are an amazing breed of dog, they can usually pick themselves up from any situation and transition into a family dog with ease after basic training. Rescues are meant to help dogs and people find each other. Just because of a type of breed doesn't mean a dog deserves any less love then another.