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Well.. I've experienced this phenomenon a couple of times already.
The first year of the animal's life can influence their later build quite a bit.
We adopted a white German Shepherd at five months old - she was so starved, we could count every rib on her. And despite the fact that she's got a perfectly toned body now, she's still a bit smaller than your average White Shep.
Same with my cats - my two had their kibble out all day to crunch whenever they pleased as kittens and got wet food too - they're huge! And I don't mean fat - they're just big.
Their litter mates got fed once every two days by the guy who adopted them (he actually tried to keep them small and insisted that feeding them little as kittens would make them grow up small) - they're half the size of my cats.
So your friend's dog might stay a little smaller than the usual Pit - but he'll continue to fill in until he's at least two and a half. I'm pretty sure that by the time he's fully grown, you'll hardly see the difference.
To counteract the "pretty girl" remarks - maybe a nice studded leather collar could do the trick?
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