Do Pit Bull mixes make good pets Even if they just have a little pit bull in them plus they are a female?

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Hi: I have my second pitbull, Paula. She is a four year old female. I've had her since she was about 8-12 months old. We found her roaming the streets (in the country in PA) and made our best efforts to find her owner, to no avail. She is sweet, smart, clever and very cute and endearing. She arrived into a house with three other dogs, and became very close with another female (a blue doberman), who unfortunately died last year. The other two females have also died since she joined our family. they were both 16 at the time of their respective deaths. We now have a young male dog, who is her good buddy. We had to get another dog as she was very depressed when her friend died.

My first pitbull, Jake, was a male and was truly the gentlest dog I've ever had. I used to work with an animal rescue group when I lived in another state, and this male pitbull was rescued out of the Newark NJ spca. He was only 12 weeks old and had a broken leg and kidney problems. We believe he had been used as bait in dog fights. It started out for me as a foster situation, and it took me some time to nurse him back to health. By the time I did, I was so in love with him, I couldn't let him go. He lived with two female dogs, until his untimely death at only seven years of age, from a stroke. He was a dog with so much personality, and I will tell you that every person who ever met him quickly fell in love, as he was truly sweet and very funny.

Both my pitbulls like(d) to prance around on their toes whenever anyone did/does visit, and was/is be incredibly excited to have people come see THEM! It is quite funny, we call it "getting light in the loafers..." :-)

All our dogs come from rescue, and stay with us until they die. I have never given a dog back, can't even imagine it! Our dogs are always treated with tremendous affection, gentleness and love, and too, we set boundries for them, and do some training... we reap what we sow! Since not any of my dogs are used to children, I am always very mindful when children are around. Kids tend to move too fast, and can sometimes do something the dog perceives as a threat. When kids are around I let them play with the dogs for a short period of time with me always watching, and then the dogs are put into another area.

I have a neighbor who has three young children and a dog that is pit/ boxer mix. Very nice dog, and he is good with the kids. They've had him since he was a puppy, he is now about two.

I think it all depends upon the dog and the owner. I think it is best to start with a young dog if you have kids. You can tell something about a dog's personality, even when they are young, and can pick up on aggressive tendencies. Whatever dog you get, you must always remember that they are just that, a dog. An animal who cannot tell you when he feels threatened, and the wisest course is to not let the dog, any dog, be alone with kids they don't know, ever, and to teach your children how to behave around a dog, and make sure they understand what is threatening or hurtful to the dog.

An acquaintenance once visited with her very bratty, uncontrolable child, and in the blink of an eye, he was trying to ride my 16 year old retreiver, a very gentle dog, but I am actually surprised she didn't try to bite him, as she had a bad back and leg problems. I think it was because I was able to stop him from actually climbing her, or her probably would have been bitten.

Hope this helped.