If it was a lab that moved in next door, would it have been that big of a deal or was it just because of the breed the dog is? Seriously, pits are one of the stronger, more powerful breeds out there, but that doesn't mean that they are going to use their power. Our next door neighbors have a pit bull and my boys play with her all the time! In fact, she gets scared of my boys and will lay down in the grass and whine. They also play with this big, furry black dog down the street. Chip's played with a 110 lb dobie. Chip made a pit bull in petsmart submit to him and was walking all over him. Just because they are big, doesn't mean that they are going to hurt another dog. I used to have a golden retriever and he would have never hurt a flea! I've found that some of the more aggressive dogs are the smaller ones. I was almost attacked by a chihuahua when I was little, and I was bitten by a pomeranian. I was also chased by a lab that was growling and snapping at my heals, and a neighbor got her eye bitten out by a dalmation. Every pit bull, except for one (that was being trained to fight
), I've encountered were big babies.