why have staffy's got such a bad name?

A little heads up on dogs and kids. I have a two yr old and a 11 month old. Two weeks ago we brought a dog home. We loved him he was laid back and gentle and sweet i thought we have found the pefect dog for our family! I was so surprised when my two yr old would pull on him and climb over and the dog wouldnt move. After a week of having the dog he turned on my 11 month old. He attacked him in his face putting 7 stitches in his eye lid among alot of superficial cuts and bruises. He is fine now but it tought us a very good lesson on dogs and kids. I'm by no means telling you not to get your dog but just a little advice. After talking to alot of people about what happened to my son I learned its best to buy a puppy to actually grow up with your children. And as the puppy grows older it needs to understand that you and your family are surperior to it. As for me and my family it will be awhile before we try to get another puppy maybe when they are teenagers.:) I hope my response is helpful to you and the best of luck to you and your puppy search.

Thanks for what youve said here kagniwood, i think people should definately realise you need to have a dog frm a pup to really know if you can trust them and even then it depends on how you bring them up. Thanks for this very good point :)