Just adopted a stray. Vet said she's maybe 3 months if that. Clearly some kind of mutt. Any guesses as to the breeds in her?
I'll second what xray says. The ears say pit breed. They tend to have really dorky ears. You can always do a dna test to find out for sure, they are about 60 bucks. I did one for Buddy and it was a fun little exercise.
Just ordered a DNA test for her. Name is Bailey. Her face shape (including ears) is almost identical to that of our other rescue, who's DNA test said was 50% Shar Pei, 25% terrier, and 25% grab bag. We thought she had pit in her too and she didn't have a trace. Unfortunately, if Bailey (like Bailey's Irish Creme, for her coat) turns out to have any pit in her, we will not be keeping her since the risk is too high with a toddler in the house. All the Vet told us was that she wasn't microchipped, was 3 months old at the oldest, was going to be a very large dog, and had clearly been a stray for a while so good luck finding her owners (which was our first preference, obviously).
I wouldn't totally write the pup off just because it has some pit in her(if she does). They can be wonderful towards children and protective over them. Since you have the dog really young, you can socialize better than some hood piece of shit who would train it to be a dick.
I did an (obviously not terribly accurate) breed quiz from the same people I'm ordering the DNA test. It came back as fox terrier, pointer, and dalmatian. I am 100% certain based upon her behavior that there's a lot of terrier in her (I've grown up with jack russells and have a rat terrier currently). I guessed there was some type of hunting dog in her, so the pointer makes sense too -- looking at pictures, she has almost the exact body type and head is very similar. The dalmatian I'm not completely sure about. One of the ladies I work with used to be a professional dog trainer so I'll get a better idea tomorrow. The wife just doesn't like the idea of having a pit around. She is extraordinarily good with babies though (we've tested her out on two now). She alerts when my son starts crying then runs to wherever he is and starts licking his face.
I'm in a cute puppy mood today. Here's our 5-year-old toy chihuahua (pure bred, adopted as well; we also have her sister from the same litter) looking pissed because the new puppy is getting more attention than she is:
If your wife doesn't like Pits, just call it American Staffordshire Terrier. Same thing, but sound way better.
Well, looks like we hit the stray dog lottery. Vet said he's certain our pup is a Blue Lacy, and could be a pure breed at that. Living in Texas, I'm ashamed of myself for not immediately recognizing our State Dog. They are a fairly new breed, recognized in 2001, and were originally created to fucking hunt hogs. This is fantastic, as our ranch is under constant siege from hogs and as such I'm the middle of a multi-year hog extermination program.
I currently have two pets, a dog and a bunny. I unfortunately moved away from home and wasn't able to take my dog with me, but needed something fuzzy, so the bunny is very recent. Here's my dog, Bumble, on the day I got him about 2 years ago. He's a Bolognese (Italian cousin of the Bichon-Frisé): And here is my bunny, Milo, at the pet store on the day I got him about 3-4 weeks ago:
Remember that tiny Basset Hound pup I got a couple of months ago? Evidently these dogs grow like magic beanstalks. LOOK at those feet, they're as big as my daughter's.