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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The minute someone starts talking about how lovable pit mixes are, they lose credibility. There are legitimate safety reasons to not want a pit or pit mix.[/quote]

It's all about when you get them and the training.  We adopted a young (four month old) pit/lab mix from a DC area shelter and she ended up being the most wonderful dog we've ever had.  So sweet and gentle and lovable and just fantastic with kids.  Lived to be 14 and never gave us a second of trouble or the slightest hit of aggression.  You could stick your face in her bowl while she was eating and she'd just lick you.  Boy did we love that dog.  I'd take her over a designer dog any day.

I understand the concern about pit mixes when you don't know the history.  But I'm going on actual experience and not what I read in the papers.   [/quote]

And I am basing my decision based the experience of a 30+ year ER doctor. Not one dog.[/quote]

Your experience and mine are not mutually exclusive.  You never adopted a young pit mix and trained it properly.  And I have a hunch that the people you saw in the ER didn’t either.[/quote]

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