ive got a red nosed pit, had him since he was a puppy, and i tell you what i have 2 small daughters that love the dog to bits and everytime the girls get in trouble, whos right there next to them....the pit lol, he will get right in between me and the girls, he feels that he is protecting them, as he should ive done my best to raise him right and hes a good dog, very protective, but hes not mean in anyway, and he wont be. but IF and i say IF he ever does turn mean ill be the first to put a bullet down his ear, and he knows it. if a dog, no matter what breed it is, if a dog is mean, its due to the way its been raised.