[papa bear's mom]

I think waiting a bit will help as well. Although I do not own a Pit (I do like them though ;) ) I know from my own experience that it is best to wait until the first dog is really trained well. We had just Lexi (she is now 3, got her at 8 weeks old) for at least a year before we adopted an older rescue, Tasha, who is 13, and we really own took her on b/c my in-laws were neglecting her health big time. She wasn't really planned, but she needed help so bad there was no other choice. Then we had Lexi & Tasha for about a year before we adopted Belle, who is now almost 3. We got Belle at four months, and I think it really helped b/c Lexi was already trained and very obedient, so she kind of led the way to teaching Belle correct behaviors. Then after having the three of them, we waited almost two years before we adopted our rescued Rottweiler, Papa. He is progressing nicely...he is going to be 2 next Saturday. He has behavior issues (fear aggression) so it really helps having the other girls trained rather well already b/c Papa really needs some work to becoming a gentleman. We are really concentrating on Papa's aggression issues now, as we had NO IDEA what we were getting into with him, as the rescue did not witness any kind of behavior whatsoever that we started to see shortly after we took him home. But we adopted him; we'll fix it. I just think really getting your first trained rather well, as the other members have suggested, is a great idea. In about one year or two, then look into getting another one. Good luck - glad to see that you will give a Pit Bull a nice home....they get a bad rap, too. Every Pit I've ever met has been just so sweet. :p