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Would You Consider My Dog a Pit Bull?

My dog Micah is a 5 month old puppy that I got at the shelter. The shelter where I live has a habit of calling any dog that they don't know what they are, a hound mix. I got curious and bought a mixed breed DNA test which told me that he is a mix of Chow Chow, Labrador Retriever, and Boxer.

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People have asked me if he is considered a Pit Bull, but I never thought about it and I got to looking at him and he kinda looks like a Pit Bull.

By Rebecca

Black and tannish puppy.
 

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January 27, 20140 found this helpful

No way is he part pit bull dog. I'd say he's mostly black lab. As for being part Chow look at his tongue if it's spotted-pink with blue splotches he's got Chow Chow in him. 100% Chow's have a solid blue tongue. I'm a former dog breeder.

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Enjoy your beautiful doggie.

 

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January 27, 20140 found this helpful

I raised AKC Boxers in the US for over 40 years, also did breed rescue which included Boxer mix dogs; my cousin raised Staffies. I can assure you, there is no American Staffordshire Terrier, better known as 'Staffie' (the correct name for 'pit bull' dogs) in your gorgeous dog:)

People often asked me if my dogs were 'pit bulls' then tried to argue it with me when I said 'No, pure (or mixed if the dog was) Boxer' and I frankly became very tired of it.

After my divorce and subsequent move to a new state the manager of the apartment complex I'd rented online from told me I had 30 days to get rid of 'that dangerous pit bull!' and refused to listen to me or the vet. A DNA test was done and of course he was a purebred Boxer (which I and the AKC already knew) but she was convinced he was a pit bull. I took her to court to get my rents and deposits back (I won), but I ended up having to buy a house to get a home for the dog and myself because so many apartment complex managers refused to believe me, the AKC, the vet, and the DNA tests.

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Sheesh!

The DNA test isn't wrong. If your dog had Staffie genes, the DNA test would have come back with that result. What you need to do now is read up on the breeds the DNA test results say are in your dog, and re the Boxer part - it takes up to three years for a Boxer or Boxer Mix to fully mature. Don't be surprised by puppy behaviours well into the third year.

All the breeds in your dog are wonderful family and companion dogs, congratulations on opening your heart and home to a dog who will love you unconditionally, be exceptionally intelligent, and er, well, rather active well into the tenth year. Well cared for, those breeds generally have a life span reaching 12-17 years, as a mixed breed you can expect to have your new family member around and healthy at the outer reaches of the three breeds.

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Mixed breed dogs usually have all of the best traits with few if any of the congenital and behavioural problems so rampant in overbred popular breeds.

 

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