Beautiful picture!
My oldest (9 yrs) would bitch because when he got on the couch, my female would. She would suck up to him as close as she could! He was pretty much neutral about dogs.
My baby girl (then 3 yrs old), on the other hand, would not leave her alone! Talk about being tolerant.
Your pic really hits home - my female was the same color. Her white stripe on the snout ended in a diamond shape just above her eyes. Her name was Nicky and I was blessed to have her for 17 years! And I sure do miss her.
The male I had was nothing short of a full fledged boob. He was huge - about 90 lbs. I think his head was 50% of that. I'm a big guy - 6'6", 250 lbs. I would lay flat on my stomach and this dog would put his head down, nose on the floor, right about the lower end of my rib cage - and start pushing - plowing. He would actually turn me over.
He was born the wrong breed - should have been a Lab. Loved the water - could not keep him out of the pool. If we kept him in the house when we went swimming - of which he had full view - he would bite (try) the glass sliding door. Lips all open - stuck on the glass - teeth trying to gnaw on the glass - too funny. Ever have to clean "pup-kiss" off glass? Damn!
He would try to hide behind a tree, or try to hide by hunkering down behind a land scaping timber - big 'ol head hanging out all over the place.
I traveled a lot in those days - gone for 3 - 6 months at a time. Those dogs took over when I left. The female (always slept on the bed with us) moved to the bottom right corner of the bed - the corner closest to the door. The male (never slept on the bed, but always on the floor - my side, right below me) moved to the end of the hallway leading to our bedroom. Two lines of defense. No training, nothing - just instinct.
My female was a barker, male was silent mode all the way. I came home a day early from a long trip - late night arrival. I got about half a step into the front door when I heard a sound I will never forget - a very deep growl from something big. Freeze. I called out his name and all hell broke loose. He ran to the door so fast he could not stop on the tile flooring, hit the door - with me halfway in - knocked me back-wards - fell over - leg still in the door because he is so excited to get to me he is still pressing against the door....so much for the quiet home coming!
Absolutely great dogs. Sorry to ramble.
Thank you for posting the picture......wonderful.
LVM
Ramble? I could talk about dogs all day ;) I read your post to my wife and she laughed.. sounds just like our house! I've crept in on purpose at night w/o turning on the lights just to see if she would catch me. That deep rumbling growl in the dark will definitely send a chill right up your spine. As soon as I call her name I get attacked w/ hugs and kisses. This is my second pit, I think they are the greatest dogs. Great w/ kids, friendly and playful as the day is long, but also great guardians impossible to intimidate.