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Ok- had a friend get mauled by a pit bull- no provacation, knew the dog, one minute ok, next dog is tearing his hand off- surgery and cast later he's ok, dog was not destroyed- that said- I also have friends with a staffordshire terrier/german shepherd mix- about 70 lbs of pure muscle- I was raised with Danes, and this dog, at only a year old, is much stronger- despite this, it is the best behaved, most kind natured dog that i have ever known- the trick, they tell me is the constant supervision and socialization that it recieves- these are very "needy" dogs- you must have LOTS of time on your hands and be able to give supervision and firm training- I should also note that this dog is very intellegent- supposedly this is a trait of the breed, (staffordshire, pitt bull) and they need to be kept busy to prevent them from destroying household things out of boredom. So I guess I have to second the ideas above- know your breeder- this is the case for any dog- and repared to spend lots of time with them.....
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