K thank you, by the way your dog in your dp is amazing.
Why thank you!
I looked long and hard for a specific look (and health testing of course), and once found and shipped, have been happy ever since.
"How dominant can they be with other dogs".
Well... In my experience, very. With my previous female, any other dogs besides the EM she lived with were dog meat. I could attribute this to lack of socialization at a young age. I got her when she was 6 months old from a lady going through a divorce. She was to be the companion to my 8 month old EM. And they got along fabulously... Once she laid the ground rules that is. Other than their companionship, they didn't get a lot of other dog socialization. But at the times they did meet other dogs, the EM was giddy, for her... It was murdering time. You have to know, I was nowhere near as "knowledgeable" as I am now. And by knowledge, I mean to say have a clue. I thought she was just this "alpha female", some queen bitch, and this was the way she was always going to be and to just accept it. When in truth, I should have called a pro to help us out... Anyway. Other than that "little" issue, was an absolute treat.
Now my current boy, Junior... He came to me at 13 weeks. I think... Might be 14. After he was vet cleared to meet other dogs, we went to the off leash park daily. Rain, wind, snow or whatever. We went. He loved everyone, everything, life was a big freaking party... and he lived it up. Few not so great incidents with other dogs here and there (none were his fault), still no worries. He loved other dogs more than people. People would try to love on them, if they didn't have their dog near, forget about it. "Yeah hi, hi, where is your dog?" Things went like this until he hit around a year. Major fight at the lake portion of the park... Okay, no more lake. Major fight in the swap section of the park... Okay, no more swap. I was learning to read his body language at this point. I could head off most of the fight before they started. Until the last time we went to the park... Do dee doo, walking along the trail. Some nice gal and her young, (yearish)male Irish setter came from a side path. I'm watching Junior, he stops, stares at the dog (who is about 10 feet in front of us), wags his tail a little, and totally charges, takes down and pretty much tries to mess him up. I race over, screaming, trying to separate them. The gal was trying to get her arm in between... So now I'm trying to separate them AND push her out of the way so she doesn't get bit... I got Junior into a down position, and she cradled her dog, all of us on either side of the trail. "He's a monster!!"... So that was our last time at the park. Quick point, he only goes after large males. Females could kick his ass all day long, and he still follows them smiling. Small males, sure, lets run and play! "You're a French bulldog?? Lets be BFFs!" Last nail in the coffin (and what finally confirmed his detest for big males), ex wife rescued an adult EM to add to her female EM. "Bring Junior over to meet him!"... We got over there, let Junior play with the female in the yard, and then she blindsided me by letting the male out when I wasn't looking... I'll get more into how strong, and fast they are after this bit. Junior saw the dog (before I did) took after him, knocked him to the ground, and yes, tried to eat him. So. That was that. And when I say eat, it could have been
just a dominance thing, but he hit that dog HARD, you heard the thud. Well, you can image, 130lbs smacking into the side of 180lbs at full speed.
"How hard can they pull you on a leash?"
If you want to extend the length of your arm, they could do it. Ideally you would train to walk on a loose leash, heal, etc. You don't really want them to pull. But if they get a scent of something that they HAVE TO SMELL... You're going with them. Previous and current would pull here and there, but it was a normal pull. Normal compared to, say, a lab, and a BM is quite different. They'd all feel the same pressure on the collar, but you'll feel the difference. Leash manners also encompass more than just training. Got balls? "I must smell and mark on everything". Sure you teach "Leave it... Leave it.. Leave it.." And after awhile you'll get the FU I'm peeing on that sumbitch. I'm not an iron fist kinda owner, so I'm sure it's my fault that I let him get away with it. I'm also a fairly big guy and can muscle him around when need be. Now if my wife would take him for a walk? Naw, that probably wouldn't go so well. I'm comfortable with the way things are, and that's what works for me. You want better manners? Put in more training, otherwise they will walk all over you. Or pull you everywhere.
LOL, I'm making it sound like he's completely untrained. He is trained.
Now my question to you. Do you like pig headed stubbornness? Get a male. Want one that will more than likely aim to make you happy? Get female. Want one that will try to learn calculus to get a cookie? Either one would do.