Is this breed mix OK – or STAY AWAY ??
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Hi, As long as you train and socialize the puppy it should be ok. Never leave the children unsupervised with any dog. Contrary to popular media frenzied beliefs pits are great with kids. Good Luck, Amanda and Sophie the AmStaff Princess – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > We can get a free pup from a farm near our home. The pup is the following mix: > one parent is 1/2 Lab and 1/2 Pit Bull > one parent is 1/2 Retreiver and 1/2 Pit bull. We have 2 children under 5, are > are concerned that we are making the right decision in taking this dog.
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Just something to think about – what activities do you want to do with the dog? Do you want it to play with other peoples dogs? If you do I would pass. Pit bulls were specifically bred to fight other dogs and that breeding can be difficult if not impossible to overcome. Many dog parks, doggy daycares, boarding facilities, etc. will not take pit bulls. Paula
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> We can get a free pup from a farm near our home. The pup is the following mix: > one parent is 1/2 Lab and 1/2 Pit Bull > one parent is 1/2 Retreiver and 1/2 Pit bull. We have 2 children under 5, are > are concerned that we are making the right decision in taking this dog.
Lab/Pit Bull and Lab/Rottie are probably the 2 most common mixes we see in shelters, simply because of the numbers available. Look at the individual dogs, the parents, and very carefully at whether or not adding ANY puppy to a busy home with 2 children under 5 is really something you’re prepared for. Lynn K.
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This will be a large, very strong, boisterous dog. For young children, I would recommend a less vigorous breed/mix. I’d also recommend a breed/mix that is less likely to be aggressive toward other dogs, and more likely to be accepted by the parents of the children’s friends. (I’ve only known two lab/pit crosses, and that’s not enough to generalize from much. I can tell you that both were males and were friendly toward children but were very aggressive toward other dogs, and were very vigorous, and frightened the neighbors.) And for a mother of young children, I would recommend against adding another time consuming, needy member of the family. This is one of the situations that commonly leads to the dog being neglected, given up, and eventually destroyed. (The kids will appreciate a dog more when they are older anyway.) When it’s time to get a dog, visit your bookstore or library and pick up a book on choosing the right dog for your family and lifestyle. I recommend one called Paws to Consider. Then, contact some rescue groups in your area and tell them your situation and what kind of dog you think would be ideal. Rescue groups usually have their dogs in foster homes, so they already know a lot about how some of the dogs behave with children, etc. You can probably find a young adult that is still playful but already house-trained. I’d also strongly recommend you spay/neuter the dog. In the US, un-neutered males account for 3/4 of all dog bites. Jeff Jeff Harper jeff#doplay.com
| We can get a free pup from a farm near our home. The pup is the following mix: | one parent is 1/2 Lab and 1/2 Pit Bull | one parent is 1/2 Retreiver and 1/2 Pit bull. We have 2 children under 5, are | are concerned that we are making the right decision in taking this dog. |
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>> We can get a free pup from a farm near our home. The pup is the following > mix: > one parent is 1/2 Lab and 1/2 Pit Bull > one parent is 1/2 Retreiver and 1/2 Pit bull. We have 2 children under 5, > are > are concerned that we are making the right decision in taking this dog.
You will need to base your decision on the characteristics of the parent dogs. Very popular breeds (and everything in the mix is a popular breed) can vary quite a bit. The well bred labrador retriever should be a happy dog that is not aggressive toward children nor other dogs. The well bred pit bull is often aggressive toward other dogs but not at all aggressive to humans. As far a children go each of the breed mixes is fine IF they are representative of what the breed is supposed to be. The problem is that you can’t tell whether the ancestors are what they are supposed to be or if they are different. There are poorly bred dogs of all those breeds that are NOT suitable for families with children. That is true with ALL carelessly bred dogs. If the breeder isn’t deliberately trying to get good temperament you really can’t tell. You can up your odds of getting good temperament by meeting the parents, especially the mother. If she is friendly and easy going it is likely her puppies will be too. Do NOT accept as an excuse that she is protecting her puppies. The kind of dog that belongs in a family with children TRUSTS her people to not put her or the pups in a dangerous situation. The puppies will learn to behave toward people what she teaches them. If mom dog shows the puppies that people are nice chances are good for the puppies. Diane Blackman Agility – if you aren’t having fun, you are doing it wrong. http://www.dog-play.com/agilityl.html http://www.dog-play.com/TOTE.html
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The pit part shouldn’t be a problem. I don’t know much about labs. I don’t think kids under 5 know how to treat an animal, so I would wait til they are older. Susan – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > We can get a free pup from a farm near our home. The pup is the following mix: > one parent is 1/2 Lab and 1/2 Pit Bull > one parent is 1/2 Retreiver and 1/2 Pit bull. We have 2 children under 5, are > are concerned that we are making the right decision in taking this dog.
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> Isn’t a Lab a Retriever?
Yes, but not all retrievers are Labs. There are many types of retriever, one of them is the Labrador Retriever. > If one parent is 1/2 Lab, and the other 1/2 > Retriever, and the other 1/2s are pit bull, wouldn’t that make the dog 1/2 > retriever and 1/2 pit bull?
Yes, you could certainly say that. Diane Blackman http://www.dog-play.com http://www.dog-play.com/TOTE.html Read the puppy reports http://www.dog-play.com/report.html
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Isn’t a Lab a Retriever? If one parent is 1/2 Lab, and the other 1/2 > Retriever, and the other 1/2s are pit bull, wouldn’t that make the dog 1/2 > retriever and 1/2 pit bull? > — > Lori in Peoria – Happy Hound Bakery at Happy Hound Hollow > ~ Ask me about hound-sitting while you vacation! ~ > Family stuff: http://www.geocities.com/reynoldsfamily_2000/ > Happy Hound Hollow Sighthound Rescue: > http://www.geocities.com/happyhoundhollow > We can get a free pup from a farm near our home. The pup is the following > mix: > one parent is 1/2 Lab and 1/2 Pit Bull > one parent is 1/2 Retreiver and 1/2 Pit bull. We have 2 children under 5, > are > are concerned that we are making the right decision in taking this dog.
He might mean that 1/2 is black lab, the other is Golden Retriever, but I don’t know. Thats the way I took it. — Punish the deed, not the breed.
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> We can get a free pup from a farm near our home. The pup is the following mix: > one parent is 1/2 Lab and 1/2 Pit Bull > one parent is 1/2 Retreiver and 1/2 Pit bull. We have 2 children under 5, are > are concerned that we are making the right decision in taking this dog.
When in doubt, take a pass. Kirk
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Isn’t a Lab a Retriever? If one parent is 1/2 Lab, and the other 1/2 > Retriever, and the other 1/2s are pit bull, wouldn’t that make the dog 1/2 > retriever and 1/2 pit bull? > — > Lori in Peoria – Happy Hound Bakery at Happy Hound Hollow > ~ Ask me about hound-sitting while you vacation! ~ > Family stuff: http://www.geocities.com/reynoldsfamily_2000/ > Happy Hound Hollow Sighthound Rescue: > http://www.geocities.com/happyhoundhollow > We can get a free pup from a farm near our home. The pup is the following > mix: > one parent is 1/2 Lab and 1/2 Pit Bull > one parent is 1/2 Retreiver and 1/2 Pit bull. We have 2 children under 5, > are > are concerned that we are making the right decision in taking this dog.
Lori, you’re right, but I just assumed that one dog was a labrador retriever mix, and the other was a golden retriever mix. That may have been an incorrect assumption.
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Isn’t a Lab a Retriever? If one parent is 1/2 Lab, and the other 1/2 Retriever, and the other 1/2s are pit bull, wouldn’t that make the dog 1/2 retriever and 1/2 pit bull? — Lori in Peoria – Happy Hound Bakery at Happy Hound Hollow ~ Ask me about hound-sitting while you vacation! ~ Family stuff: http://www.geocities.com/reynoldsfamily_2000/ Happy Hound Hollow Sighthound Rescue: http://www.geocities.com/happyhoundhollow
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don’t see where a decision has to be made with children around, much less grownups! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > We can get a free pup from a farm near our home. The pup is the following mix: > one parent is 1/2 Lab and 1/2 Pit Bull > one parent is 1/2 Retreiver and 1/2 Pit bull. We have 2 children under 5, are > are concerned that we are making the right decision in taking this dog.
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> We can get a free pup from a farm near our home. The pup is the following > mix: > one parent is 1/2 Lab and 1/2 Pit Bull > one parent is 1/2 Retreiver and 1/2 Pit bull. We have 2 children under 5, are > are concerned that we are making the right decision in taking this dog.
Since your kids are so young and small, and the dog sounds like it could get pretty big pretty quick, and throw in the wild card of the pit bull mix, I personally would not chance it. I mean, even if the dog grows to love your whole family, what if your kids have friends their age come over, could the dog get territorial with them?
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I wouldn’t chance it, since Labs are one of the first dogs on the bite list. Pit Bulls though, being bred for many, many years to be people and especially kid friendly may even out your chances a little more but still, it may be too risky to bring one of "those" Labs into your home. (Former Lab owner, current Pit Bull owner, take it light) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >We can get a free pup from a farm near our home. The pup is the following >mix: >one parent is 1/2 Lab and 1/2 Pit Bull >one parent is 1/2 Retreiver and 1/2 Pit bull. We have 2 children under 5, >are >are concerned that we are making the right decision in taking this dog.
Let the PIT BULLS loose to e-mail me!
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We can get a free pup from a farm near our home. The pup is the following mix: one parent is 1/2 Lab and 1/2 Pit Bull one parent is 1/2 Retreiver and 1/2 Pit bull. We have 2 children under 5, are are concerned that we are making the right decision in taking this dog.
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>The pup is the following mix: >one parent is 1/2 Lab and 1/2 Pit Bull >one parent is 1/2 Retreiver and 1/2 Pit bull. We have 2 children under 5, >are >are concerned that we are making the right decision in taking this dog.
Do you know what the parents are like? Anne
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