[vaalmerruutel]

While I do believe (with bias of course) that pits are the best dogs to raise children around, I guess that wasn't the OP's point.

While I agree that some pits aren't fit to spend extended periods of time with children, I'm still not convinced that the label "nanny dog" is a bad moniker. You have to admit, it's better than some of the other tags associated with the breed.

With that said, it's true that misnomers and poor information encouraging everyone to own a pit is probably what has led to this breeds current situation.