Do you have any pit bull dogs?
I've always wanted one. I heard that pit bull is the common name for that type of dog.
Yeah, it is. Pit bulls seem to be pretty common, in the shelter nearby anyway.
I know they get a bad reputation for being mean, which is why they are commonly used in underground dog fighting. 
Yeah, and they're known to be aggressive too. It's sad since they're pretty sweet dogs.
I know. Michael Vick, one of my favorite Atlanta Falcons players was in a huge dog fighting scandal. Do you remember that?
No I don't, but wow that does sound pretty intense!
Yeah, apparently they found over seventy dogs were found on his property. They were mostly pit bull terriers. Poor dogs.
Wow, seventy dogs is a lot... It's sad they were all used for fighting.
Dog fighting in the United States
Dog fighting in the United States is an activity in which fights between two game dogs are staged as a form of entertainment and gambling. Such activity has existed since the early 19th century in the United States and was gradually prohibited in all states. It continues as an underground activity in both rural and urban locations.
In the late 20th century, police and animal control law enforcement task forces of primarily local and state authorities were formed in many parts of the country to combat dog fighting
Pit bull
Pit bull is the common name for a type of dog descended from bulldogs and terriers. The pit bull-type is particularly ambiguous, as it encompasses a range of pedigree breeds, informal types and appearances that cannot be reliably identified. Formal breeds often considered to be of the pit bull-type include the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Bully, and Staffordshire Bull Terrier. The American Bulldog is also sometimes included. Mixed-breed dogs which physically resemble these breeds often get labelled