I got mine up by Sandpoint, I did some research before contacting the breeders and decided to go ahead. I certainly didn't know quite as much as I do now, but I was sure to socialize her as though she might turn out fila-mannered from the beginning. She's definitely a guardian breed, but has a pretty soft temp and loves people. She does have a pretty high prey drive (chases butterflies, their shadows, birds, mice, laser pointers, hunts frogs), and has an amazing nose. Her breeders never said a word about filas, though, and her dam (1/2 EM, 1/2 Fila) was perfectly fine having my friend and I in the house when I went to pick her out and was friendly. Sounds like it was just good luck though.