I think pit bulls and pit mixes should be banned. Dogs going into shelters should be euthanized. Rescues that violate the ban would lose their non profit status and face a fine. Breeding would be banned. People who own existing pits and pit mixes would be required to register and neuter/spay their dog.

For mixes even a 50% cut off would be fine. Some dangerous dogs would slip through the cracks but the breed would die out within 15 years. The amount of pit in mixes less than 50% would continue to decline and be diluted.

People here often say all pit/pit mixes are dangerous (regardless of how they look) and should be euthanized. That’s who this post seems to be directed at since it starts out with “pit and pit mix haters.”

People who want to eliminate them all probably know some dogs with pit in them—dogs that they know well and think are friendly, and if after they fact the learned they had pit in them, would they just decide the dog should be killed? I think that’s the point.

Anonymous wrote:The point? The point is some people on this board call to euthanize all pit and pit mixes. Without exception.

Maybe they wouldn’t be so adamant if they knew they were already consorting with the “enemy.”

Yawn. I strongly dislike Pitt bulls and wouldn’t want to be around them. 40% Pitt bull is meaningless. It could all be recessive genes. What I don’t want is the Pitt strength, jaw and deadly bite. I could care less if your dog looks like a beagle but officially has Pitt genes through a DNA test—though I do hope you got it fixed for obvious reasons.

I’ve had 3 mostly pit/staffy mixes in my life. All amazing dogs that never showed a single incident of aggression toward people or other dogs (cats and squirrels another story).

Anonymous wrote:OP did I write this post?? My little adorable puppy is nearly 40% pit and then 12% beagle. She's just about 40 pounds, sounds a lot like your dog. She's got some lab and pointer and even golden retriever in her, and she's beloved by the neighborhood. The neighborhood kids ring my doorbell to come play with her. She received more Christmas gifts from neighbors than I had ever received in the 7 years I lived here before getting a puppy.

People tell me anti-pit stories all the time as if I were also an anti-pit person. People tell me they can't believe I got such a beautiful dog from a shelter.

When I got her DNA done, there were a couple women from the dog park who flat-out refused to believe that she's a pit. They just kept scrunching their faces and saying no no, cant be, Lawla is not a pit!

People, she was ditched on the side of the road in rural Georgia. She's a pit and I always knew that was a high possibility when I rescued her. It's a feature, not a bug.

No, it's not. Thankfully, your shelter dog is already fixed.

Anonymous wrote:The vast vast majority of mutts born in the US have pit and chihuahua in them.

So if you’re getting a shelter dog, odds are great that it is a.) a mutt and b.) has some pit in it, whether you can see that visibly or not.

And seemingly lately, Chow Chow. Everyone I know getting their dog's DNA done is getting part Chow Chow results in the last year or two. I have often wondered if the Chow Chow lobby is paying off Embark or something.

OP did I write this post?? My little adorable puppy is nearly 40% pit and then 12% beagle. She's just about 40 pounds, sounds a lot like your dog. She's got some lab and pointer and even golden retriever in her, and she's beloved by the neighborhood. The neighborhood kids ring my doorbell to come play with her. She received more Christmas gifts from neighbors than I had ever received in the 7 years I lived here before getting a puppy.

People tell me anti-pit stories all the time as if I were also an anti-pit person. People tell me they can't believe I got such a beautiful dog from a shelter.

When I got her DNA done, there were a couple women from the dog park who flat-out refused to believe that she's a pit. They just kept scrunching their faces and saying no no, cant be, Lawla is not a pit!

People, she was ditched on the side of the road in rural Georgia. She's a pit and I always knew that was a high possibility when I rescued her. It's a feature, not a bug.

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry you got stuck with a pit mix, OP. There are non-pits at shelters but you have to be very discriminating to find them.

Pocket pits kill people (children) too. A small pit or pit mix is still a terrible dog.

My dog is 9% pit and 91% not pit. She has 3x as much golden retriever ancestry as pit. Is she more of a hazard to you than a purebred German Shepherd?

I'm sorry you got stuck with a pit mix, OP. There are non-pits at shelters but you have to be very discriminating to find them.

Pocket pits kill people (children) too. A small pit or pit mix is still a terrible dog.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think you’re proving the point you think you are. People love the physical traits that your dog didn’t inherit from pits.

Exactly!

Anonymous wrote:Pits/pit mix should be banned and culled

Just do a mandatory neuter and spay on every pit. That would be kinder than culling and would have the same effect.

I don’t think you’re proving the point you think you are. People love the physical traits that your dog didn’t inherit from pits.

I love all dogs!

Anonymous wrote:Pits/pit mix should be banned and culled

So should people without critical thinking skills.

Anonymous wrote:The point? The point is some people on this board call to euthanize all pit and pit mixes. Without exception.

Maybe they wouldn’t be so adamant if they knew they were already consorting with the “enemy.”

Its the jaws, not all dogs. But you know that.