Listening to the "experts"
In the rescue world we hear this all the time. "So and so told me this dog is a pit mix and I can't have a pit mix so you have to take it back." It is one of the most frustrating things to hear a person say when they are returning a dog after several days because their trainer, or coach or neighbor or whoever said to them, "That's a pit mix. Why did you adopt that dog?"
Unless I am missing the boat entirely, the people who work with dogs can generally come up with the dominate breed with much better accuracy than Sally who lives next door. We are not given credit for having any knowledge of the dogs we take in or or adopt out.
Have we been wrong? Absolutely! but we are right more often than not. The only way to be 100% sure is to have a DNA test run and shelters don't have the money to spend on that when they have so many other pressing needs to be met for the donated dollars they have.
Most shelters will be as truthful on breed as they can, but a mutt is still a mutt and there is always a chance, especially in a pit-friendly area like ours, the mutt will have some pitbull in it.
If you are that worried about breeds, find the nearest breed rescue and adopt one of their dogs. They will appreciate it. Just don't treat us like we are idiots.
Unless I am missing the boat entirely, the people who work with dogs can generally come up with the dominate breed with much better accuracy than Sally who lives next door. We are not given credit for having any knowledge of the dogs we take in or or adopt out.
Have we been wrong? Absolutely! but we are right more often than not. The only way to be 100% sure is to have a DNA test run and shelters don't have the money to spend on that when they have so many other pressing needs to be met for the donated dollars they have.
Most shelters will be as truthful on breed as they can, but a mutt is still a mutt and there is always a chance, especially in a pit-friendly area like ours, the mutt will have some pitbull in it.
If you are that worried about breeds, find the nearest breed rescue and adopt one of their dogs. They will appreciate it. Just don't treat us like we are idiots.
Comments