I have posted this before but will again. One problem with pitts is their inherent 'look' Tight skin on the head does not lend itself to much expression, so when they "flip" drives from Prey got defensive ( where true aggression kicks in" ) it is hard, if not impossible to read the warning signs of impending aggression.
A shepherd in comparison is easy to read and you can see it coming 30 seconds ahead of time. Pitts just flip, and stay hard in the new mode ( aggression)
You can see it in their eyes.
My neighbor has pits (in kennels, in their living room)
They drove way out to western SD to get a bull terrier/pit mix off a reservation that was tied to a tree and left for dead.
I stopped over at their place to borrow a tool and they brought him out and said how nice he was. I was stroking him between the eyes during our conversation and he was wagging his tail.
I looked down at him and his eyes went from brownish to pure black. I told the neighbor "Get him away. He's going to bite" The neighbor said "haha no he won't, he's nice"
I pulled my hand as quickly as he went for it and only ended up with scraped fingers. Little blood.
My point is, no matter how much you think these dogs are good, you never know when there will be a fire in the attic.
