My daughter ended up with a half pit bull half boxer. It is a very friendly dog and has never tried to bite anyone. He runs up, takes my hand in his mouth but will not bite.
Now, a cat, coon, possum has no chance in his back yard. They are toast.
She keeps him in a chain link back yard topped with electric fence - just in case.
One other curious thing about my Pitador is how he’s adopted the Dane. The now deceased dog who preceded the Dane was a wonderful, beautiful soul who’d been horribly abused. The one thing he couldn’t/wouldn’t do was play with other dogs, which caused the Pitador great frustation because the Pitador is a play machine. All that changed with the Dane, who’s as playful as the Pitador. Anyway, the Pitador decided to take over the Dane and has become the Dane’s virtual father, to the point where the Dane won’t do anything without the Pitador’s permission. Funniest of all, the Pitador loves to groom the Dane, as though he were the Dane’s mother.
What if you don’t want your hand in the dog’s mouth?
My boxer has played with many pit/boxer mixes at our local dog park. Boxers are people lovers, so it turns out to be a good mix. To punish a boxer, you ignore it. Boxers turn out fine if they aren't left alone for long periods.
I once took my boxer for a walk, and had a really large pit bull get loose. He wanted to play with my smaller boxer. It was friendly, but it was so muscular it good have wiped us off the map in a matter of minutes. It was like having a tiger want to play with us.