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Isaacs Alter Ego
Sep 18, 2007


I want to ask a question. Not 100% sure this is the right thread for it, but I couldn't really find a better place.

Anyway, my father just bought a new Pit bull/boxer mix puppy. It's around 6 months old I think at this point. It seems really well behaved, but I've heard a lot of horror stories about pit bulls suddenly snapping and mauling somebody, even though they behaved perfectly well for the rest of their lives.

So what I want to know is, is there a decent chance of this happening to my dad's dog? Is it safe to have kids around it when I go visit him? Are the violent impulses of a pit balanced out by a boxer, or no? Basically I'm just constantly on edge around this dog thinking it could explode and go after someone without any provocation, but I'm not sure if my fears are founded.

Additionally, he says the dog is being trained, but I don't know if those kind of behavioral issues can ever be trained out. Am I overreacting and the dog is fine if it acts fine?

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