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Ive never had one to know temperament but I think its thought of sorta like the English bulldog. They were bred to be mean at first but have been bred for show an pets almost exclusively for over 100 years.
The difference is that the BT is a terrier, and boy you sure can't breed the terrier out of a terrier no matter how hard you try! Feisty things those terriers!
I agree. We have a BT - BT is nothing, nothing like an english bulldog. Ours can crush a solid rubber ball to half size in his mouth, those compressed kong ones. Pits are very easy to train and control in comparison to a BT. This is not my opinion, this is the OP of one of our trainers. They can be very hyper, they are extremely independent, and they are powerful. They are not a pit bull, but they are a "bully" breed. They are not for amatuers or begginers. Awesome dogs - but need experienced patient and responsible owners.
BTW, I have also had several Great Danes - they are not called "gentle giants" for nothing. My last one used to like to pretend to maul me like you see police dogs attack those guys with padded suits. You know, by the arm? Except when a GD has you by the arm, and you are 130 pound female and the GD is 165 pounds, the dog can swing you around. lol So anyways, she liked to play with me and pretend to shake me by the arm. To observers, this looked like she was attacking and shaking me around, but in actuality we were both co-operating in imaginary play. She would shake her head with my arm in her mouth, and I would move with her. lol Inside her mouth, she was actually touching me so lightly that I couldn't really feel anything but her slobber! You should have seen my friends faces when we did this. My point, she could put my whole head or arm in my mouth, but temperment and training go a long way.