Ancestry.com Pet DNA test results day Ducky is:

  • 53% Dalmatian
  • 37% American Pit Bull
  • 10% American Staffordshire Terrier

What do you think he is?

Here’s more info about him and some pictures! (For research… but also because he’s a cute boy!)

Always knew he was a Dalmatian Mix. I have a pure bred Dal too. I’m really surprised to see the other breeds, maybe to the point of skepticism. I don’t mind if he was a Pit or Staffy but I just don’t see it in him. Not in his looks or behavior.

He’s a natural hunting dog. Stalks his prey and waits for my mark before jumping. I never taught him that.

He’s always spying on the neighbors.

He doesn’t mind letting strangers or kids pet him. And he loves to cuddle with my nephew.

Or sit on my mom. He thinks he is funny.

And he loves to have chats but barking doesn’t come through pictures so well.

  • whaleross@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    30 days ago

    So you keep implying that you have never heard of what in media is called "pit bull attacks? I find that very hard to believe. That’s why I keep asking.

    And you maintain you don’t know of any negative or detrimental traits in pitbulls and mixes like, lets see, orthopedic problems, cardiovascular issues, allergies, neurological problems and so on that are typical for these dogs?

    This is the kind of research you need to do on your own about the dog you are getting or the one you have got. All dogs and all dog breeds have a multitude of issues that a responsible dog owner is aware of. But then again, not everybody is interested in being a responsible dog owner.

    From my personal anecdotal experience, it is depressingly common with people that own muscle dogs and to lesser extent other dog breeds that are colloquially considered dangerous. People that want dangerous dog to feel cool about themselves but don’t want any of the responsibility of owning a dog and even less the responsibility of owning a dog that might actually be dangerous. Dangerous, as you claim to not be aware in the slightest, as in pitbull and other muscle dog mixes being successfully bred for fighting by having a superior capacity to snap and fight until death with exceptional jaw strength at the expense of their health profile and the psychological predictability you normally aim for in a healthy dog breed of any kind.

    What are your thoughts on this?