Dogs are what humans make them

Flagstaff, AZ - ...Some cities that haven't enacted a full ban on pit bulls have, instead, passed laws that require pit bull owners to build strong, high fences and carry special homeowner policies. In the last few years, more and more companies are either refusing to insure homeowners with pits, rottweilers, Dobermans or German shepherds, or have raised premiums too high for the average person...
Source: Arizona Daily Sun, 7/25/2005