if these pics work, here are 2 of my boys.......
the doberman is just about 2 years old, and weighs about 90 lbs. he is purebred, and is a high energy dog. he is however very very sweet, even around strangers. he cues off of how people he knows acts around new people. as long as we accept them and let them in the house, he treats them like family. i once had a Cable guy knock on my door one time, and then simply come in, and my dobie cornered him and almost made him crap his pants.
The other dog is half pit, and half bull mastiff. he is just over 2 years old, and is also a great dog. his is much more laid back than our dobie, and is also very sweet. he is almost a foot shorter than the dobie, but weighs about 90 lbs. we rescued him, he was abused and abandoned, and had to work hard training him to the point where i trust him to act right around strange dogs and people. some people just don't seem to understand that when they own these large breed dogs, they are very territorial, and if they get scared, nervous, etc, they will become aggressive, just the same way that a human might! with proper training and attention, most dogs do just fine, and i have had no incidents at all with mine, and they have spent time around small children, strange dogs, etc......
This being said, i would NEVER leave any large dog alone with a small child. the damage that they could do by accident could be devastating, let alone if they got aggressive for some reason.
the doberman is just about 2 years old, and weighs about 90 lbs. he is purebred, and is a high energy dog. he is however very very sweet, even around strangers. he cues off of how people he knows acts around new people. as long as we accept them and let them in the house, he treats them like family. i once had a Cable guy knock on my door one time, and then simply come in, and my dobie cornered him and almost made him crap his pants.
The other dog is half pit, and half bull mastiff. he is just over 2 years old, and is also a great dog. his is much more laid back than our dobie, and is also very sweet. he is almost a foot shorter than the dobie, but weighs about 90 lbs. we rescued him, he was abused and abandoned, and had to work hard training him to the point where i trust him to act right around strange dogs and people. some people just don't seem to understand that when they own these large breed dogs, they are very territorial, and if they get scared, nervous, etc, they will become aggressive, just the same way that a human might! with proper training and attention, most dogs do just fine, and i have had no incidents at all with mine, and they have spent time around small children, strange dogs, etc......
This being said, i would NEVER leave any large dog alone with a small child. the damage that they could do by accident could be devastating, let alone if they got aggressive for some reason.