My neighbor has a pitbull, when they 1st moved in i was really concerned (kids and a small dog) i dont trust my kids alone around any dog but i was a little more vigilant with this guy. Anyway time goes on amd the dog really is a sweet heart. My kids love him and he seems to really enjoy them.
Hello; I do hope you are right about this dog. However I would not ever want children around one without some capable adult around. Too many true incidents of them having a good behavior record and suddenly going after a person or other dog. I was watching Judge Judy a couple weeks ago. A young man had two pitt bulls in a back yard with a too small fence. The next door place had a much smaller poodle looking dog. Home security video showed the two pit bulls over the fence attacking the neighbors much smaller dog. The brave son who's mother owned the smaller dog went out and latterly picked up one pitt bull and threw it over the fence. Then chased the other off he was a serious dude.
Even with the video clearly showing what had happened the pitt owner tried to claim it did not happen because she did not actually see it. Judge Judy showed the video several times and made the pitt owner pay almost 5 grand. The small dog was in serious condition but was saved by a vet.
My neighbor had a pitt his family raised from a pup. One day it turned on a family member. I have seen these people around their other dogs and they are good to their dogs.
There was a story I use to have a link to about a man who had two pitts he raised from pups. When he did not show up for work and could not be contacted someone went to his home. The dogs had killed him.
A little over a year ago an elderly woman in my area was in her yard putting seed in a bird feeder. I think she was in her 60's. Two pitts from near by mauled her to death. Her husband heard her screams and can out to help. I guess it was a long lasting mauling like in the video I linked today. He was attacked. He lived because another neighbor got the dogs off him long enough for him to get a gun and kill one outright and wound the other. The second dog was chased down and killed. Maybe 15 miles from me in Arjay KY.
Good luck