Where as my sisters boyfriend has a 1.5 yr old blue heeler which he is refusing to desex, but god! Wherever he goes he picks a fight with other dogs, whenever our Yogi boy sees him he is attacked by him! Ofcourse its not half as vicious as say a pittie fighting a rottie but still, his behaviour is only going to escalate as he gets more confident. There is no way in hell we wld be keeping Yogi if he was ANYTHING like that! I really really dont believe that when one of these pitbulls lashes out and attacks someone that thnere was no lead up whatsoever
if you intend to keep your dog, keep this other dog as far away as possible. don't have the dog around, don't have your dog near it. if this dog is a meathead that attacks your dog, it is showing your dog that the bahaviour is acceptable. it may take a very small trigger from another animal or person for him to respond. he may think it is in the same playful manner as it was with the heeler, but it could be very dangerous just due to his breed

i am someone who DID watch the video mentioned. i think what has been said by the guy is probably true - in IDEAL circumstances. i don't know too many dogs, if ANY, that are socialised with 100+ people before the age of 12 weeks though, especially given most vets i've dealt with suggest not socialising too much until they've had those first vax (which are around the 12 week mark aren't they?). i also don't think the average family person, with children to be responsible for, has the time to put in as much time to their dogs as is being suggested. given a responsible breeder shouldn't sell a pup until it's 8-10 weeks (ideally - 6 weeks is barely old enough), how can a family person expose that pup to 100+ people in 2-4 weeks in a safe manner.

i also don't think a dog that has responded negatively to a stimulus, no matter what it is, will magically stop just because a treat is offered...

maybe there are aspects of that vid that "prove" the point being made, but i think it's all relative. it's all about an "ideal" owner/animal relationship - which, IMO, would take far more time to foster than the average parent can provide

and i will back the people, to the hilt, that say putting 100% faith in an animal isn't a wise move. anyone that has 100% faith that their pet wouldn't do anything to harm someone isn't going to be as vigilant as they should be, and that's when problems can arise.