[dumadegg]

Dominance asserting is fine for dogs like GSDs and hounds and others were their origins aren't for dog fighting. A pit / pit type dog has origins which lie DEEP in dog fighting. With a pit when it goes, as said before, DA there's not much to do as a means of changing it... in fact I believe it gets worst with some dogs with age.

If you're getting advice from people whom have never owned a pit / pit type before then you should take it with a grain of salt cause you can't apply what's dominance in other breeds to a pit [at least not safety for all dogs concerned in my mind].