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I believe in nature and nurture. There are some dogs that are just wired certain ways, and some breeds that *tend* to have certain behaviors. There are exceptions of course, but that's my experience (and gawd knows that many books have been written on the subject).
Our Boxer was amazing with people but would get aggressive towards other dogs. It didn't matter how we tried to train her, its just the way she was. I always knew that I could trust her implicitly with my son from birth on, and she never was aggressive around anyone who came in the house (at least invited people). I'd be very nervous about having a dog that was the least bit aggressive around kids and/or strangers.
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