I can see so where your coming from! And yea pit bulls can be very mean. I just dont like people thinking that every pit bull is mean. We just lost our baby grl in Feb. she was blue nose and very very loving and we also have a male he is 2 and he will lick you to death before he will even think about bitting or barking, he is very loving. Its really in how you raise a dog. Any dog. The one next door is not yours so prob. will not be good for your babies to be around. My pit and yorkie are the best of friends they get alone so good. Good luck to you and take care.