The dog shown does NOT look like a pit bull. The muzzle is way too long, like a German Shepherd, or many other dogs, but not pit bull. Many dogs are brindle colored.
We had two several years ago that looked just like that. They were a cross of Rottweiler and Catahoula Leopard hound. Both were brindle and both were big. One was 125 pounds and the other was closer to 150 pounds. They were fierce as protection dogs but loyal to us. The breeder bred them to hunt hogs but both made good companions. Both would sit between me and a stranger and not move. They would show teeth, quietly growl, and raise hackles but never tried to bite anybody. If the stranger moved they would stand up and growl louder. Of course, nobody tried to approach me very often so they didn’t need to bite. They were very well trained.
That looks more like a Catahoula Leopard hound or something. Hunting dogs with potential for violence for sure.
If I'm not mistaken, German Shepherd are #2 on the list as far as dogs who attack and kill people.
I'm familiar with at least three different incidents here in South Florida with police dogs—German Shepherds, specifically—who attacked the "wrong" people.
The hysteria surrounding pits is due at least partially to the fact that there are an incredibly popular breed. I haven't seen the statistics, but I do know that they are one of the most widely owned breeds in the country, and every single pit I've known has been a great dog, and grown old and died without any problem. So I'm not going to jump on the anti-pit bull hysteria bandwagon.
The number of people killed by dogs in general—and pit bulls specifically—pales in comparison to numerous other causes of accidental death. Thus, the issue is more one of emotionalism than anything else, and a handful of tragic horror stories every year doesn't convince me of any compelling need to indiscriminately put down every pit bull in the country. By that hysterical criteria, there are a lot of other things in our free society which should be even more readily banned by knee-jerk nanny-staters...
And her other dog was a blue merle Great Dane.
No idea what the smaller dog really is but it’s not a “pit”.