I totally agree with Val. I'm a big believer that the dog is usually innocent in the sense that his programming overrides everything.
Unless you're a breeder and have bred several lines of the same gene, there is really no way to know what kind of traits you'll get.
I've adopted all 3 of my dogs from the pound. I had ZERO clue what kind of traits any of them would have. Until I was sure that they would not hurt my kids, they stayed at arm's length. Fortunately, that didn't take long and actually my two biggest ones will probably lick you to death before they would even bark. Now the little Schnauzer mofo (it's my wife's dog) is the meanest and thinks he's the alpha. He is outweighed by atleast 70 lbs, yet he will growl at them and take their stuff.....![]()
He snapped at my son once and I promise you he WON'T do it again, and hasn't. We figure he was tortured by a young kid because he is extremely nervous around young boys. We took him to the park and he gets all nervous when kids even walk by. He's adapted just fine here, but it's an example of how even little yap yap dogs can have their moments. Difference is that Cody doesn't have the strength to hurt anyone seriously.
SteveO, something I don't understand:
How in the world would you have not one but 2 pits and you're scared of them? That REALLY makes no sense, no offense. Why would you have a pet, which by definition should be your companion and friend NOT something to be scared of, that you acknowledge is some day gonna "turn on you"????That's not very smart IMO. Especially when the animal CAN truly hurt you or even worse KILL you.
I truly don't understand how that makes any sense.