Having hard time adopting dog

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Anonymous wrote:Our pit is the sweetest dog with our kids. If you’re looking to adopt you may want to reconsider your breed restrictions.

Big mistake

Please spare us your ignorance.

Stop with the sweet little pittie nonsense. Anything bred to fight has unpredictable genetics. If you feel lucky-fine. Others don't & that's fine.

+1 why would you risk something awful like this happening.

As per Time magazine -Pit bulls make up only 6% of the dog population, but they're responsible for 68% of dog attacks and 52% of dog-related deaths since 1982, ...

So if pit bulls are only 6% of the dog population it should be eays to adopt a non-pit bull then right? Except if you believe the posters here 100% of dogs at shelters and rescue organizations are pit bulls. Hmm…

Aren’t dogs that people generally refer to as pits among the least likely to have been bred responsibly? And among the last picked by adopters because of their terrible reputation? Go look at the dogs available in your county shelter. Most of them would be categorized by the average person as a pit or pit mix.

They frequently aren't "bred," they're just reproducing (see discussion of irresponsible owners). There are responsible breeders, backyard breeders, and owners who aren't breeding their dogs but aren't stopping reproduction from happening, and the animals take it from there.

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Anonymous wrote:Look in Prince George's County MD. No pit bull can be adopted / sold there. You might have better luck with a rescue.

This “American Bulldog” is definitely a pit bull https://24petconnect.com/DetailsMain/PGEO/A531070

As is this one https://24petconnect.com/DetailsMain/PGEO/A531071

And this one https://24petconnect.com/DetailsMain/PGEO/A531072

The dogs labeled as Presa Canario and Cane Corso are also suspect, not that those breeds are actually less dangerous.

On the same site there are plenty of dogs that aren't pits.

https://24Petconnect.com/DetailsMain/PP2140/49833158

https://24Petconnect.com/DetailsMain/PP2140/51755769

https://24Petconnect.com/DetailsMain/PP490/50827493

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Anonymous wrote:Look into Rural Dog Rescue based out of DC. Most of their dogs are hounds from the south. Hounds are great family dogs and are often very gentle with children and other dogs. Good luck!

+1 to the hounds! We have two hound mixes and they are amazing. I am a hound convert!

+2. Worst part about my hounds is they’re very barky. Other than that, they are the sweetest, cuddliest, most docile dogs. I NEVER have to worry about aggression. There’s a reason (sadly) beagles are used widely as lab dogs - they’re so gentle, docile, eager to please.

+3 to hounds! We have a sweet, lazy coonhound mix. Loves people, dogs, cats. Barks at the rare sighting of a fox, but otherwise quiet. We’ve had guests in our home say if we ever need to re-home her to call them.

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Anonymous wrote:Look into Rural Dog Rescue based out of DC. Most of their dogs are hounds from the south. Hounds are great family dogs and are often very gentle with children and other dogs. Good luck!

+1 to the hounds! We have two hound mixes and they are amazing. I am a hound convert!

+2. Worst part about my hounds is they’re very barky. Other than that, they are the sweetest, cuddliest, most docile dogs. I NEVER have to worry about aggression. There’s a reason (sadly) beagles are used widely as lab dogs - they’re so gentle, docile, eager to please.

+3 to hounds! We have a sweet, lazy coonhound mix. Loves people, dogs, cats. Barks at the rare sighting of a fox, but otherwise quiet. We’ve had guests in our home say if we ever need to re-home her to call them.

+4 Our greyhound is the easiest dog ever. Incredibly calm, docile, low energy, quiet, needs little grooming, doesn’t shed much, and unlike many of them, no prey drive. He loves meeting new people and greets other dogs with a friendly wagging tail. He’s such a good boy. The only downside is that he will steal any unattended food because he can easily reach the food on countertops.

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Anonymous wrote:Look into Rural Dog Rescue based out of DC. Most of their dogs are hounds from the south. Hounds are great family dogs and are often very gentle with children and other dogs. Good luck!

+1 to the hounds! We have two hound mixes and they are amazing. I am a hound convert!

+2. Worst part about my hounds is they’re very barky. Other than that, they are the sweetest, cuddliest, most docile dogs. I NEVER have to worry about aggression. There’s a reason (sadly) beagles are used widely as lab dogs - they’re so gentle, docile, eager to please.

+3 to hounds! We have a sweet, lazy coonhound mix. Loves people, dogs, cats. Barks at the rare sighting of a fox, but otherwise quiet. We’ve had guests in our home say if we ever need to re-home her to call them.

+4 Our greyhound is the easiest dog ever. Incredibly calm, docile, low energy, quiet, needs little grooming, doesn’t shed much, and unlike many of them, no prey drive. He loves meeting new people and greets other dogs with a friendly wagging tail. He’s such a good boy. The only downside is that he will steal any unattended food because he can easily reach the food on countertops.

I'm not a hound person, but I love Greyhounds. They are such easy, lazy dogs.