My Staffy puppy looks like a Pit Bull. What should I do with her?

The first thing you need to ask yourself here is whether or not you believe the bite to you occurred intentionally, or accidentally while you were trying to separate the two dogs. If it is the former, keeping a dog within your home that you only just adopted that is already ready inflict harm to you is going to be difficult if you don't have a ton of experience with dog behavior and training. While I love pit bulls (I have three), I readily understand that they are large, powerful dogs that can do some serious damage. If you live alone, or if you have children, my recommendation would be to relinquish the dog unfortunately, If the latter is what happened, there may be opportunities for addressing the issue. I would keep the dogs separated for at least the next 24 hours and let things cool off. I would reexamine the entire situation and try to identify what could have happened that brought about the fight the first time. Examine it from every single angle possible, in terms of people in the room, dogs in the room, items in the room, what the dogs were doing, anything at all that could be a variable. This is going to be the most important thing to figure out. You will ultimately need to keep Jazzy on a leash until you are completely confident that she isn't going to hurt your little one. The process may not be short and will definitely not be easy. Either way, I am going to suggest you hire a dog trainer and / or speak with a veterinary behaviorist. If this sounds like all too much, I don't blame you. I think that you have not had her long enough where you should feel terribly about having to relinquish her. I understand it is difficult, but this is not a great situation for you or your dogs. I do quite a bit of behavior consultation and I would be happy to talk some more if you'd like. Either way, I hope you are able to come to a decision. Stay safe.

Gracie is precious! I would talk to your vet about if they know anyone that is looking for a puppy. Also, most vets will allow you do put up a picture in their bulletin board if they have one. Also, you can ask your friends and family in Facebook or social media to help you find her a good home. These are routes you can take that will help find her a home to someone you might know or a family/friend might know. It may help give you comfort in knowing she is going to a good home. Finally, you may look up pit bull rescues in your area to see if any of them are accepting new puppies. They usually have strict guidelines for finding new owners. I hope this helps!

As a dog trainer, I have a different view from previous answer given. Pit Bull types are terriers which means they have a high prey drive. The cat was possibly viewed as prey and I am very sorry to hear of your loss. For your other dog, due to the size it is possible your Pit may react the same at some point. I don't think leaving them unsupervised together is a good idea as I'm not sure what the actual trigger was in the attack of your cat. In terms of rehoming, you would need to find a very suitable home and with no small children. Because your dog mauled a cat does not automatically mean he will be aggressive toward people, but sometimes dogs are reactive toward small children, especially babies and toddlers who don't know the boundaries of a dog. I never leave my own child and dog unsupervised and my dog loves my son. I would recommend hiring a canine behaviorist and getting a behavioral assessment from them. Best of luck.

No, it is not classed as a pit bull but if there is some pit bull blood in the dog, and it gets recognised, you are at risk of having the same problem again. In general, American Bulldogs cross Staffies are ok.

First off, I'm so sorry you have to make this decision! It's a very hard one to make, but it likely is best for the safety of your baby especially if he put your brother in the hospital before with a bite. I can say honestly that dogs who are aggressive are not recommended to be rehomed due to the safety risks. I'm not sure that lead Henry to bite your brother, but you need to be honest with the animal charity about that situation. They may want to do evaluations with an animal behavioral expert before deciding if it's safe to rehome him. Sometimes it does happen that a dog needs to be put down for the safety of everyone, and you don't want to keep a dog who can potentially hurt your baby. Ultimately you have to put the safety of your baby first as hard as it is, and removing him from the home is likely best. Again, I'm sorry you are in this position!

It's very sad indeed, they are for the most wonderful dogs with a very bad reputation due to the type of owners that tend to get those dogs. i'm not sure what is the exact law in the UK regarding the possibility to re-home banned breeds but many dogs who cannot be re-homed for various reasons end up being euthanized, this is the very sad truth.

There is breed specific legislation (BSL) in some cities in the United States and some apartments, landlords or insurance companies also have breeds they will not cover/allow. Veterinarians can treat any breed of dog. If you live in an area with breed specific legislation, you may be liable to legal action or even the loss of your pet if he is one of the breeds not allowed. By registration, I assume you mean licensing? To know the exact laws pertaining to your area, I recommend to reach out to the local humane society as they tend to have the best knowledge of any specific legislation related to dog breeds. A local veterinarian would also be a good resource. The county humane society is also the one who typically is in charge of licensing pets. I hope this gives you a good idea of who to contact in regards to Coco. Please feel free to post any more additional questions!