>I had a large dog (Briard), he told me not to tell him that!<
I'm glad you don't live near me! The Briards I know are nasty, snappish dog-aggressive animals.
Yeah! They are. It's an interesting breed though. They were decimated duringWW1 And WW2. Carrying meds and ammo to the front lines. All the dogs that I've been in contact with are like clones or robots. They all behave exactly the same because there were very few to re-creat the breed from. It's too bad because they're very smart. I'm sure that in the 18th century there was a wider variation in behavior. They are kinda hard to handle. They're good as guard dogs, and can really learn a lot of different commands.
My ex could never handle him though. It was kinda funny watchin' a gorgeous , tall, Irish redhead being towed around by this great dog. He saved my house from being robbed once, and I loved him very much.
But, still, he wasn't bred over centuries to be a tenacious fighter. And that's my problem with pit bulls.