According to one site I visited, Presas were not originally bred to fight, and this is not a desirable characteristic in the breed. I don't doubt that's true - but unfortunately what happens with nearly every large, powerful dog, is that a few unscrupulous people get hold of them and breed them for the wrong reasons. Rottweilers are a good example of this; before that, it was Dobermans.

My landlady's daughter had a Doberman, Alex, who just recently went to doggie heaven at the age of 15. We babysat him once. He would come sit in front of you and put his head in your lap. A sweet, friendly dog. However ----- Laura is a professional dog trainer, and Alex was protection trained. If you tried to hurt Laura, you'd be up shit creek. Under normal, everyday circumstances, though, Alex was a great family pet and got along with Laura's other dogs & cats, & other people as well.

I have two mid-sized dogs who have access to a splendid large, fenced back yard. Do they want to go there? Nope. They would rather stay in the house with Mom & Pop & lay around. We have to MAKE them go out. 'Course, they are older now (7 & 12) and not as energetic as they once were. Go figure.

Each one has been a joy and a trial. But we knew that when we brought them home. :-)

Didn't James Taylor do a song about a dog?