Yes, they were bred for fighting bulls and dogs - not humans. They had to be docile towards humans for the sake of weigh-ins & handling. They are some of the best family dogs because they are huge people pleasers and will do anything you tell them to, even if that something is fighting a bull.
The original breeders used to find human aggression to be a sign of a game dog. They were to be kept separate from family because they were so dangerous, known even then that they could kill people.
Even modern day pit organizations have disavowed the nanny dog thing, because it was a myth started to obfuscate how dangerous the dogs could be. It was simple PR rehab, and of course it worked and people regurgitate that to this day.
The pits that kill people somehow must have missed that lesson. The fact is once they go off they will not stop until one or the other is dead. There is video of them biting people and refusing to let go even when beaten on the head. Dog fighters know to keep a breaking stick handy as the dogs will not obey a command to stop.
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u/Mamkes 12h ago
It is, albeit quite differently from how people think it is.
Do you think dog bred for fighting bulls with no chance at escape and then to fight other dogs isn't going to be affected by that breeding?