All hail Baby! Heroic pit bull saves family, 5 dogs from fire

[Honeycombe8]

40. I think many dogs ARE misidentified as pits. Most people don't know what a pit looks like.

And they are not as easily identified as, say, a Doberman.

Pits are fairly ordinary looking, except for the head. Most people who see a dog that might be dangerous, and it's medium sized, with short hair, kinda stocky, esp if it's one color, would probably think it's a pit bull, when it could be a mix or just about anything.

I've seen a few pit bulls in the neighborhood close up, and there's no mistaking the face and head. They have a unique look and eyes. A shortish muzzle. A big head. Proportioned body and straight legs. Shortish skinny tail.

I know this because I have a dog that a few people have asked if she's a pit bull. She's not. She's a mix of Jack Russell/rat Terrier, probably lab...she's smallish (30 lbs), short legs with longish body, feet that turn out, "hare" feet, rough waterproof coat, webbed feet, long muzzle, huge ears that stand up, long tail, and a really long neck (like a JRT). I think they think she's a pit because she's white with hazel eyes and brown nose and short hair. But people don't know what a pit looks like, or they'd know she's not one, not even close. She looks like a somewhat large JRT with a few weird characteristics like webbed feet.