They can and do well at the various protection sports i've seen them in. I only work them in prey though, not real aggression for a couple reasons. I do think a well balanced GSD is better. They can think and act, and they can switch drives easily between real aggression and realizing there is no threat and turning off, or they can just be playing or anything in between. That is for the good ones anyway, they aren't all good.
But with the "good" pit bulls i've seen they have more of a tenacity to them and once that real aggression is turned on, good f'ing luck turning it off again. So I just won't chance it because of the stigma they already have, and really I do protection sports for a sport and for fun. I don't use my dogs for protection, although i do feel better when my wife is home alone with the dogs, or when we are gone that nobody is going to come thru that door unwanted. But if I really felt threatened I would have a security system and a gun and my dogs would be coming with me. I advise others to do the same.
But with the "good" pit bulls i've seen they have more of a tenacity to them and once that real aggression is turned on, good f'ing luck turning it off again. So I just won't chance it because of the stigma they already have, and really I do protection sports for a sport and for fun. I don't use my dogs for protection, although i do feel better when my wife is home alone with the dogs, or when we are gone that nobody is going to come thru that door unwanted. But if I really felt threatened I would have a security system and a gun and my dogs would be coming with me. I advise others to do the same.
DanL, sounds like you truly adore what you do.. Cool