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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I foster for one of the rescues mentioned here.

Recently I fostered a little of rat terrier/pittbull terrier mixes. They were docile and trainable, even as a group. Many dogs you get from rescues, despite not looking like pitts, could potentially have pittbull genes, so you'll have to determine whether you're comfortable with any admixture of pitt and if so, how much.

There's a whole other conversation about whether it's sufficient for the dog to not have the pitt jaws, which were bred to never let go, and exert 242 pounds of pressure per square inch, or whether pitts have innately aggressive personalities (which I don't believe, personally). And if the former is your concern, ***then you need to also avoid any dog that has a jaw structure with the strength similar to a pittbull's***: German Shepherds, Rottweilers, Bulldogs, and Mastiffs, Chow Chows, Belgian Malinois, Dobermans, and Boxers. Labrador Retrievers also have a strong bite, but they are the American family dog par excellence, so people don't want to believe it...

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If you’re a dog expert, you know that hunting dogs, like Labs and Goldens, are bred to have “soft mouths.” They pick up and retrieve and are bred to hold, but not crush, prey, even small birds. Once my parrot escaped from his cage and my Golden Retriever caught it and brought it to me. The parrot was covered in dog slobber, but completely unharmed. They are also bred to be “club dogs,” i.e., a dog that will go with anyone and see every human as a potential friend. Pits (and some of the other breeds you listed) are bred to use their jaws to crush and defend their owners against all outside persons.  It does make a difference. [/quote]

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