Levi was a very good dog, but I think Preacher, Bandit, Bullette, were better. I have had several very good dogs though and it would be impossible for me to make a ranking list. He was certainly a nice dog, so I don't like saying I have produced many others that I think were better dogs. Levi was loyal and had excellent commitment and athleticism. That said, Levi was NOT directly off Neos and not even close to it. He was a 5th generation dog...meaning a LOT of cleaning up (culling) was done in his bloodline prior to him being produced. In 5 generations, one can make big changes so I don't think Levi represents "Neo crosses" per say. That said, yes, I do believe the Neo cross is better than a pure Neo (if one uses good dogs of course)...but IMO that is because I see the potential (and in fact likelyihood) of the APBT to improve upon the Neapolitans weaknesses in structure, athleticism, confidence, and drive...and the Neapolitan addind a degree od defense. The breeding does work, it just isn't my personal preferrence as I think there are stronger choices.