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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We went to a shelter first and there were only Pitbulls or pitbull mixes. I wasn’t bribing one home. 
I don’t care what others think. They can bring whatever dog they want to their home. So can I. [/quote]

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I would love to adopt from a shelter or rescue, as every dog I had in my childhood and young adulthood was a shelter dog.  But I have 2 young children now, and our local shelters are full of pitt bulls and pit bull mixes, and that's pretty much it.  I understand that they can be great dogs, but it is hard to tell a dog's temperament in a shelter environment, and I am aware that some of these shelters are incentivized to move these dogs along and my not be completely forthcoming about their history.  I can't take that risk with my kids.
We are planning on working with a breeder...and I never thought I would go that route.  But the shelters are absolutely overrun with pit bulls now.[/quote]

A friend adopted a dog and they did not know it was a pitt bull mix until they did genetic testing.  Shelters and rescues should be required to do genetic testing.  There are some other dogs but many look and are in very rough shape and who knows what trauma they have had.[/quote]

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