Short answer YES, get rid of him, itsin his nature to attack

Long answer...
My ex had a pitball, she was the most beautiful dog you have EVER seen, she was loyal and loving and oh so friendly... Nothing like the stereotype (sounds similar to yours)
She was well socialised also.

He lived with a mate who had one of his sisters, he treated her differently and took her hunting () she was one scary dog and I was glad she was never inside of the house.

Anyway one day another dog was 'playing' with my X's dog (they had been socialized extensively together) and something happened. I have never seen anything so frightening in my life as these two dogs going for each other. They both had to be hit with sticks (big bits of wood) to het them off each other
When I was visibly shaken, I was laughed at 'what did I expect' etc
Their jaws lock into each other when they bite, they unfortunately are designed to kill. This ONE incident changed X's dog and she was no longer the same sweet little girl

You are right, you can NEVER trust any dog, but you also cannot sit next to your child 100% of the time, when DD1 was little she ended up next to the dog (a mixed breed dog - but no aggressive dog in her) in a matter of seconds and was pulling her lip, our dog sat there and yelped, it clearly hurt her and was enough to give us all a scare, we were lucky that she didn't turn around and bite dd1... I would never want to test her again, but I feel 'safe' that our dog is not a breed that is likely to attack and she was behavior tested before we bought her (from the lost dogs home)...

I would not like to be in your shoes right now, i guess you have to ask yourself, can you live with yourself if your dog turns on you, your child or someone elses?
Because even though you treat your dog right, it can still happen and with a breed like a pitbull, it is more likely than any other breed...

Personally, I would have never bought the dog in the first place, nor would I buy a dog that has any violent associations with the breed as I planned to have children.

I'm sorry if that sounds harsh you must be feeling so conflicted right now... He is beautiful and it's hard to believe such a cute thing could ever be capable of hurting another...



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