Does anyone use Dane/Pit crosses for catchdogs? If so is the majority of them hard solid catchdogs, and do they have good dispositions? A long time ago a friend of mine got a black Dane, was a well made dog and we were going to breed him to a pit female,. But he got loose and was after some horses in a big pen and my friend was having trouble getting him off, in the end the dog sort of bowed up on him and he shot him.
You just don't hear of them being crossed or used around here.
A fool will breed a junk Dane to decent pit. That results in fair dogs usually but some are still junk so careful judging a cross by the few representations you might find. If the Dane was functionally good and structurally the way a Dane should be which is racey and athletic and hard and has good withers then the resulting offspring are pretty good and good looking dogs. Usually making a good utility dog and catchdog. Most people prefer a smaller catch dog though and the Dane pit cross is not something that usually comes to peoples mind. I have started preferring the bull terrier blood over the pit blood for a host or reasons. You want a catch dog that will blow your mind and change the way you view crossed up catch dogs, get you a good Dane × bull terrier cross. They probably won't be the utility type mind that a Dane × pit is likely to be because they are more of a high drive type dog and more intense
