Viewers react to pit bull attack

When Holly Leach battled her roommate, whose pit bull apparently attacked her son, some viewers thought it looked like a scene from Jerry Springer.

Viewer Amy Hines was among the pit bull owners upset with NBC 24.

"I think it was just a family incident between two mutual friends. The dog wasn't vicious. It was a family dog," Hines said.

She e-mailed NBC 24, saying she was disgusted, it was unprofessional, and that the news should give an unbiased report - show the positive side of the breed.

So NBC 24's Rob Packard met the dog trainer and her pit bull at Wildwood Metropark.

"She's my baby because I don't have children. She lives with me, she is in my bed at night playing fetch. She's my family," Hines said about her pit bull.

She believes the breed gets a bad rap because of irresponsible owners, not because the dogs are naturally vicious.

"I think it's the environment that's the way they take care of their dog. I live in a different environment. This is the way I take care of my dog. My dog is going to act different," Hines said.