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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you aren’t ok with any percentage pit bull you need to buy a dog from a breeder. Nearly all rescues have some amount of pit in them and you have no way to tell that without running a dna test. [/quote]

+1. We just got the DNA test back from our rescue and she is 20% pit. [/quote]
Our Lucky Dog rescue came back 7% pit.  She looks like a hound.  I don't consider that enough pit DNA to be any risk.  We met her at a PetSmart event and she's been an excellent family pet.  I think you can choose a rescue that doesn't look at all like a pit with some confidence.

Don't assume that just because you get a dog from a rescue that you know what you're getting.  My coworker's designer doodle is obsessed with chewing on her kitchen cabinets to the extent that they now all need to be replaced.  They've spend a fortune on training, but she goes for the cabinets the moment you turn your back. Her beautiful kitchen in her $2m house is a mess and the dog cannot ever be left unattended.

As another anecdote, my father got a purebred yellow lab puppy from a breeder.  The dog is now 130 lbs and the size of a black bear.  It's the biggest lab you've ever seen.  He was expecting a dog in the 60-80 lb range but his lab is double that size and really too much for a senior who can get knocked over.[/quote]

Why wouldn’t she just keep the dog out of the kitchen? Baby gates work wonders. [/quote]

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