in fact, that last photo graphically proves my point. the people are playing snowman, but all the dog is doing is rubbing his back against this new central object, marking it as his property. he is saying “i don’t know what you’re doing, but it’s mine”
Yup. What you said. And for all the reasons that you said.
Like you, I predict a dominance behavioral problem down the line. This will not end well: it could end in tears.
The Dog of Peace is not a dog to make basic training mistakes with.
You’re absolutely right.
The dog starts to believe and act as the dominant figure in the “pack” if it is allowed to do what the owners are making it do, in those photographs. And this is especially true for a dog trained to behave in such a way, as is the pit-bull.