I got one of these after I moved. The Dogos Argentino are banned here so that wasnt an option, so I started looking for a medium-small sized, strong dog. I wanted one that would bark if he notices anything strange, territorial and somewhat disencourage anyone thinking of jumping into our back yard, but I didnt want a big mean dog, especially not a huge one that eats like a horse and ruins the grass with each step it takes. Its not that easy to find that middle point between small enough yet intimidating enough. Well, I couldnt be happier with the English Bull Terrier. Its smart as hell, good with the kids, almost nanny behavior with my 3 year in spite of being just 7 months ol himself. Pretty strong too. I gave him one of those dry cow femur bones with a few chumcks of meat, he ripped the cartilage right off and swallowed it after a couple bites, by the next morning he had broken the bone and grinded most of it to dust, ate most of it and just left a few bits and the femur ends which he's still chewing on.
It does require a strong alpha "pack leader" owner and it could be dangeorus if handled like a spoiled lap dog, but all in all, a dog I would recommend!
FerFAL