American Staffordshire Terrier

The Pit Bull is the most common dog breed (along with pit bull breed mixes) found in shelters in the United States. They are also the most abused, and the most euthanized.

These are the top 10 dog breeds most commonly found in shelters and the reasons as to why.

• Jack Russell Terrier.
• Pit Bull.
• Boxer.
• Dachshund.
• German Shepherd.
• Chihuahua.
• Beagle.
• Labrador Retriever.

List of Top Family Dogs

1. Top Pick: Mutts! While your family might be considering only purebred dogs, don’t count out mixed breeds.
2. Golden Retriever. The Golden Retriever is a confident, smart, kind, and loyal dog.
3. Labrador Retriever.
4. Poodle.
5. Irish Setter.
6. Vizsla.
7. Newfoundland.
8. Bull Terrier.

Because black dogs do not photograph well, lighter-colored dogs have an advantage with potential adopters browsing the site. However, the bias theory simply asserts that predominantly dark animals take longer to be adopted than their lighter counterparts, and that large dogs take longer to adopt than small ones.

Much like their feline counterparts, black dogs find it difficult when it comes to adoption. Basically it’s the tendency for people to overlook black dogs in favor of other colors – meaning that the poor black doggies are more likely to get put down. …

Why do some black dog breeds have a white patch on their chest? It all comes down to genes and it is these genes that dictate how the pigment is spread in a dog’s skin and coat. The color of a dog’s coat is determined by the quantity of pigment present in the hairs.

A very small amount of white on the chest, toes or tail may occur when the pigment doesn’t migrate fully as the embryo develops. This is known as residual white and can sometimes be caused by minor illness in the mother or in the embryo, or may have no obvious cause at all.

Other times, white fur can be a sign that your Lab is aging. White and grey fur develops on black Labs as they get older. If your Lab develops white markings around its face, or any other place on their body as they get older, it may just be a sign of old age. Just like how we get grey hair.

The only way to know with reasonable certainty where your mixed breed dog came from, is to order a DNA test. This will give you as many as three or four generations back, and give you a great idea what breeds went into your wonderful dog.

Labrador mix physical clues

1. Ears: floppy or erect, rounded, or pointed.
2. Tail: short, stubby, long, thin, wide, or bushy.
3. Feet: webbed or not webbed.
4. Head: face, muzzle, eyes, and head shape.
5. Coat: color, patterns, and hair type.

To determine a mixed-breed dog’s breed chemistry, a safe WISDOM PANEL® INSIGHTS™ Dog DNA Test is performed. With the simple swipe of a cheek swab, the DNA sample can determine the ancestry of a mixed-breed dog by testing for more than 170 breeds.