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How Can I Tell if My Dog is a Pit Bull?

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Date: 03/28/2008 Topics: Pets > Dogs > Advice | Readers Request > Pets  
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How Can I Tell if My Dog is a Pit Bull?
Is my dog a full pit bull or a pit bull mix?

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By doghappy (1) Contact
I'm a dog writer and own two pit bull mixes and an Am Staff. I am by no means an expert at identifying pits but I do have a lot of experience. Here are my thoughts:

Jess - Pit Bull/Dalmatian?

scotsmanvic (1) - don't see any pit there

nina101 - a mix, maybe pit but more likely boxer

tori - looks like a pure pit

demarcus_nichols AT yahoo.com - can be tough to tell when puppies. I think there's pit there.

Jennifer - 10 weeks? Again, hard to tell w/ a puppy - looks too gangly to be pure pit to me.

Angie - pit and lab, maybe rott looks right to me, too.

J - I see the Boxer but don't thinnk there's pit.

Pat - he's unusual - good looking dog. The head is flat like a pit but that snout is something else.

Shana - I think that's right though there could be more in there.

Maestro - don't see any pit. Head too pointy, etc.

Pooh - would need a better pic.

Hannahbanana - all american lab mix, probably several breeds. Don't think pit.

Shane - if there's pit in there, it's a long ways back.

jeeps187 - her brother looks like he's a bit pit but she doesn't. Amazing how different sibs can look.

babyboy - beautiful, pure pit

Jacqueline & Terrence - if he's got chow, he'll have some black/purple spots on his tongue or a pure black/purple tongue.

aurora79 - mix

Jenna - no pit

Jim - no pit

Camilla - they're closely related but I think just a Staffie mix

Kari - classic pit smile, probably a mix

Kelly - w/ black spots on his mouth there's chow in there. Too young for me to tell if there's pit.

Juliana - looks pure pit but hard to tell that young.

Staffie? - I think you're right.

Samantha - looks like a Boston Terrier or French Bulldog mix to me. Very cute.

Smith69 - looks like an Am Staff or Am Staff mix to me.

pepe - not sure if pure pit though she looks it now. She is so adorable.

Nick H. - looks like a tiny bit of pit in there

Cindy - I see some Shepherd in there, too.

Paddy - way too young for me to tell

I'm sure many of these are wrong which just proves that when they have animal control officers decide if a dog is a pit, thus determining its fate, it's flawed and downright abominable.

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By Victoria54664 (2) Contact
Here is Baby as a puppy at 5 weeks.

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By Victoria54664 (2) Contact
My puppy is 5 mo. old. She is a German shepherd x Pit Bull Terrier. She looked almost exactly like the ones on here! We have a staffy and my parents own a GSD. My Baby mentally, so far, is like a GSD. Calm temperament and likes to test my dominance! Very, very smart and loves to jump fences and wander. I wouldn't change her for the world!

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By paddy. (Guest Post)
My bab...pit or mix?

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By cindy (Guest Post)
I know her dad is white red and with black spot red nose, and mommy is brindle chocolate pit bull. She mixed of the two. I know this but what do you think?

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By Nick H. (Guest Post)
This is my female dog Mazy.

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By Smith69 (3) Profile Contact
Pit or mix

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By Kasey (Guest Post)
I don't really know how to tell if your dog is purebred without papers but here is a picture of my Rachel. She is a pit bull but we have been told she looks like a mixed breed as well. I don't give a hoot. She's not my dog she's my daughter.

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By samantha (Guest Post)
We just got a new puppy and we think she is a pit but we aren't for sure.

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By (Guest Post)
Hi only 3 months, I thought he was a staffie but am unsure.

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By Julianna M. (Guest Post)
Is my Dog a Pit or a Pit Mix?

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By Kelly (Guest Post)
The shelter said shepherd mix. He has a mostly black tail now. He is 18 weeks approximately and 28 pounds. His jaw line does seem to get wider at the back and he has spots in his mouth. We always thought boxer and shepherd but now we think there might be pit instead of boxer. He has been getting a bit more aggressive lately. Also he seems to have so breathing issues and snores very loud is that typical of pit or boxer?

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By karl (Guest Post)

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By Pitty Pro (Guest Post)
PetCo sells a DNA kit. You swab the dogs mouth and mail it to a lab. Results seem to come around 4-6 weeks and I've seen as many as 6 breed DNA's from a single dog.

Also, the locking of the jaw is a myth. PBT's have incredible bite strength and the wil to hold on to whatever they have in their mouth. There is no biological mechanism that "locks" the jaw. It's just pure power and determination to not let go.

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By aurora79 (4) Blog! Contact
Hi, I wanted to know if you could tell me what kind of dog my pit bull is. What kind of mix? Thank you!

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By Camilla (Guest Post)
Her mother was a Staffordshire bull terrier. I don't know if she had other mixes in her.

The woman didn't tell me what her father was and loads of people think she has pitbull in her?

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By mal (Guest Post)
I have a puppy that's 1/3 bull mastiff and 2/3 pit bull and your little guy looks almost like mine did when he was that small. Can't really say for sure but with the markings id guess he's possibly a cross with something. So adorable!

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By Jim (Guest Post)
When I got her they said she was a Lab. My friend who has a pit said she looks like she has some pit in her so I was just curious.

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By Jenna (Guest Post)
Hi everyone I live in Ontario where the law says you can not own a pit bull I got a puppy 8 months ago and was told he was a boxer bull mastiff but everyday that I've had him he looks more like a pit bull. Unfortunately I've been to scared to take him for anymore shots because I think they will take him from me can anyone please help? This is Zozo.

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By aurora79 (4) Blog! Contact
What do you think pit or mix?

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By Jacqueline & Terrence (Guest Post)
I know that my Dozer is a Pit bull & lab, however I was told that he has chow in him too. I have a question, if you dog looks like a pit bull could you dog have an attitude like one of the mixes that's in his blood?

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By jeeps_187 (Guest Post)
I got Lucy at the Kansas Humane Society and all that they could tell me was that she is a Lab mix. They didnt know what she was mixed with because she was found on the streests. She is the dog on the left, the one on the right is her brother.

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By Shane (Guest Post)
When I first got my dog she look like a pure breed pit 6 mouth later she has sorta of a long snout. I will post a new picture of her the way she is now when she gets chills out n quits trying to bite my camera.

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By Hannahbanana (1) Profile Contact
Hello
My question is what do I have? I was told she is a pit lab mix but I don't believe it anymore her ears are sticking up on the side and do not lay flat to her head the fur is really really short and the jaw line has a v shape.

I am really happy with her she is a great pup but I wanted to know what she is because the sport training I want to do is depending on what she is hope it make since! Here she is 14 weeks old.
Thanks

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By Maestrokneer (1) Profile Contact
Here's another shot. Any ideas? Pit or no Pit?

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By Maestro (Guest Post)
We were told she's a lab/bullmastiff mix.....but the face doesn't look very mastiff.

Any chance she's pit? Whether it's warranted or not, the wife won't want her if she's pit. Can you guys let me know what you think? Thanks,

Editor's Note: Here are some pictures of bullmastiff puppies:

http://images.google.com/images?q=b ... py&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title

She does look like some of them. The lab would smooth out the features some.

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By lexie (Guest Post)
I love pit bulls.

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By shana (Guest Post)
Hi we're not sure what our puppy could be. We got told he was a boxer cross mastiff but were not sure. Thanks

what do u think my dog could be

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By pat (Guest Post)
This is Rigsby, he's got most features of a pitbull
but I'm still not sure.

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By J (Guest Post)
Was told mine was a boxer x staffie? What do you think?

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By Jamie (Guest Post)
i think it has boxer in it for sure, maybe boxer and pit

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By Angie (Guest Post)
I think my dog is pitbull lab and rott but I'm not sure, her mom was a full blood pit but we don't know for sure what her dad was.

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By JENNIFER (Guest Post)
I wanted to know if my new puppy is a full pit bull. What do you think? And how many weeks do you think he is?

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By VirtualCherub (7) Profile Contact
Take your dog to the vet and ask his/her opinion.

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By demarcus_nichols AT yahoo.com (Guest Post)
idk if she a pitt or a boxer.

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By tori (Guest Post)

is this a pit bull?or pit bull mix?x

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By nina101 (3) Blog! Contact
It looks like a pit bull.

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By Courtney (Guest Post)
Could have boxer in it too!

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By nina101 (3) Blog! Contact

is my dog a pit bull or a mix?

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By Caley (Guest Post)
Yeah. That's a pit.

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By scotsmanvic (1) Contact
Hi I got my dog buster, who is now 13 months old. I was told he was a French Mastiff X Lab I'm starting to think he could well be a Pit x French Mastiff. What do you guys think? Thanks in advance.

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By latasha (Guest Post)
Is it true that if the dog has spots on the inside of the mouth that they are full breed?

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By kimhis (1411) Contact
Clench your own jaws together, and feel the muscle at the corners of your jaws bulge outward. That muscle is well developed and selected for in the pit breed, which gives them that blocky head look. Find a mature pit bull in your area (ask your vet or local animal shelter where) and you'll see the 'look' right away.

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By Jess (Guest Post)
My dog is a pitbull mix

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By sandy63 (489) Profile Blog! Contact
looks like a pit mix to me

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By EVY from NH (Guest Post)
I WOULD JUST TRAIN MY PET IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY, ANY ANIMAL IS AS GOOD AS IT'S OWNER. IF YOU THINK IT PITBULL OR PITBULL MIX TAKE THE TIME FOR TRAINING.MAKE SURE THE DOG IS NOT AGGRESSIVE. TEACH IT TO BE LOVING.
I HAVE A ROTTIE /DOBIE CROSS, 110lbs OF POWER, BUT SHE IS VERY LOVING. TO ANYONE THAT COMES IN CONTACT WITH HER. SHE CAN BE AGGRESSIVE IF IT CALLS FOR IT. SHE IS VERY PROTECTIVE OF ME. BUT SHE ALSO GOES BY MY VOICE LEVEL & TONE IN MY WORDS. I PERSONAL FILL THAT ANY PET CAN BE A GOOD PET JUST WITH PROPER TRAINING & LOVE.
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR DOG & THE TRAINING OF IT.

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By mmclift (Guest Post)
If you want to find out if your dog is a pitbull check out some of the canine DNA sites. Your vet can do the blood draw and send it to the laboratory of your choice.

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By heart4horses (8) Profile Blog! Contact
Hi im Holly. Hi I own one pit bull and they usually have large jaws from just a month old, not very big jaws but it looks different then a labs jaws or even a boxers. Usually pit bulls have unique colors like a goldish yellow or multicolored kinda like your puppy. Pit bulls are usually short and very muscular when they are older, your puppy looks exactly like my pit bull puppy and a lot in common! Here's usually what pit bull puppies look like! But this is just when there 3-4 weeks old!

Oh and everyone don't use this picture its copyright TO ME! Please don't use it without asking! Thanx!

-Holly

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How Can I Tell if My Dog is a Pit Bull? I recently got a dog that I thought was a lab mix. Now she (Mocha) looks more like a pit every day. How can I tell if she is a pit?

Darnell from Lithonia, Ga

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RE: How Can I Tell if My Dog is a Pit Bull?

If her fur is VERY short, unlike labs and if her jaws are more pronounced as she gets older. Labs are large breed dogs and Pits are medium sized so that should help you as she matures. To me she looks like a Pit mix. You can never really tell until she reaches about 6 to 7 months old. (01/11/2008)

By Flattopgrl

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Well, this probably isn't frugal, but I read that you can now have DNA testing done on your dog to determine what it's ancestry is. There was an article and photographs of different dogs. In the captions it explained what was discovered, Australian shepherd, border collie, chow mix, for example. I can't remember where I saw the article, but it appeared recently in a magazine. (01/11/2008)

By SusannL

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Some breeds can lock their jaws. Our Staffordshire Bull Terrier (Kuma) holds on to rope (locks his jaw on) so well that you can lift him 1m off the ground. Here is a picture of him at around 6 months old. Your vet will most likely be able to tell you too. (01/12/2008)

By moncarroll

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I would sign up for obedience classes; a reputable trainer should be able to assist you both with breed recognition and assisting with any breed specific challenges or issues you might have. http://www.dogpro.org/ is a good place to locate a good trainer in your area. There are also many bull breed Yahoo groups that would be happy to look at photos and help you out. Good luck! Your dog is a cutie; please do not give up on her just because you think she might be a pit bull mix. (01/12/2008)

By DonnaDW

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Depending on the way her head and body shapes as she gets older will help you determine whether or not she has pit in her. My pit/lab looked just like a pit until he was about 8 months then you could see the lab in him because of his longer legs. (01/12/2008)

By Boomer_Squirt

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My daughter has a "lab mix" 5 year old that started out looking like a lab puppy until the ears gave her away, lab ears lie flat against the head. Abby's ears go every which way depending on what's going on. She's the best, most loving friendly dog ever. It's all in the training. (01/13/2008)

By Chris B

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To me you puppy looks like it has Pit bull in it. I am a Vet but, you can't always tell from pictures. Not all pit bulls ears stick up, you get there ears cut if you want the ears up, they're originally flapped down. But, look at the paws, and if it is about over 2 and 1/2 inches. It is most likely a pit. (01/14/2008)

By BREANNA

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What a cutie! And she does look *exactly* like our Lab-Pit ... Our dog was completely black with big paws and was a great family pet for over 15 yrs! She was very strong.. but never a problem to our family or to anyone else or to any other animal in fact she was a VERY friendly animal! We miss her! :( (01/15/2008)

By Simply Joyful

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A mature lab has a blocky head, and a Pit has a more triangular head. You need the opinion of a person who can see your dog in real life, not from a little picture. Sorry, but ask your vet whom to ask. Good looking dog! (01/16/2008)

By kimhis

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Well she looks a lot like my pit mix did, he`s almost 2 years old now very strong big and about the sweetest dog you can ever meet. If she is, don`t just give up on her with the right training from the start a pit is harmless mine plays with neighbor hood kids as well as my own kids and grandkids (01/23/2008)

By gaby

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The ears are very like pit bulls ears. (02/28/2008)

By eggy.

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