Originally Posted by trupeach1
It was a female and weighed 125 lbs, she was afraid of her own shadow. If a leaf fell by her she would freak out and hide. .
This described my Roxy to a "T". She was the runt of the litter; her mom was a red nose pit and her dad was a pit/shepherd; She is such a scaredy cat it is too funny (she will stand behind me and bark!) but she is the most loyal of dogs. We've had her breed since her grandmother and she will be ten on May 1. She is such a "mamma" dog and she is constantly my shadow. I lovingly call her my "burden" 'cause she is always there! Her bed is in my sewing room.
I believe the breed gets a bum rap; if they are left to their own (no or not much human contact) any breed may become aggressive and a lot of people have taught their dogs to be "watch" dogs and to be mean. Dogs in groups will learn to fight for their standing in the pack; we saw that with Roxy's 15 litter mates. She doesn't have a mean bone in her body.