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Originally Posted by Fran42478  Everyone has their own opinions on pitbulls...We have one in our family was was raised with my beloved Sammi and they ADORED each other...Storm would let Sammi do WHATEVER she pleased...Never once was I worried about him hurting her...I wouldnt leave them unattended due to SIZE but never did I think twice that he would harm her by biting her...
Alot of the pitbull drama is stirred up by the media...Fatal attacks since 1975 have been attributed to over 30 different dog breeds yet all the media can talk about are Pit bulls, Rottweilers, Dobermans, or Akitas. Size alone is not an accurate indicator of which dogs are capable of killing and which dogs are not. In October of 2000, a baby was killed by the families Pomeranian dog in California. The average weight of a Pomeranian being only 4 pounds, and in February of 2002, a Jack Russell Terrier mauled a 6 week old baby in Tennessee...I will always stand behind this breed and that is MY CHOICE just as everyone has a choice to accept them or not 
If you do not feel safe around one then dont get one...Its just not right to slam the breed because of what you read and/or see...Because remember ANY dog is capable of killing...
Hugs to you all (and here are some pics of Sammi and Storm)
BTW - Storm lives in my moms house, my mom has a 6 year old malt and they get along awesome too...When I bring my 2 there Storm is great as well, but I know he misses his partner in crime Sammi |
I will chime in here and agree with you Fran42478...
We also own a pit and she is probably the best and most well behaved dog I've ever owned. We got her as a puppy and did obedience training with her. She is mostly an outside dog but comes in once in while but only on her mat - she gets antsy and would rather be outside. Let me say that she shares her dog run with my 12 pound Maltese and they are great friends!!!
Bottom line is a big dog is much stronger than a small dog and IMO ANY big breed can easily hurt a small breed animal if not supervised. I do not trust that our pit, Sheeba, would NOT run up on a dog she did not know but to all our animals that she is familiar with, she is great. With that said, I also do not let my yorkies run with Sheeba because she tramples them given her size
I believe supervision and training are key. I am babysitting a tiny yorkie right now and my younger puppy is a lot bigger than her and if I don't watch them, she hurts the little girl! She doesn't realize how strong and how much bigger she is. Another example is a female yorkie bit my Vixxen's dad on the heat when trying to mate and he died!!! ANYTHING can happen if dogs are not "used" to each other and/or supervised.
Also...IF you are to get both....personally, i would get the pitbull first, as a puppy, train him and let him grow out of the puppy stage before getting a smaller dog. A) the dog has manners and is trained now, B) puppies are so full of energy and don't realize their strength and size and a big puppy of this size with a small puppy of yorkie size would not be safe playing - IMO.
Here are some pics we have too!