Could a lab and pitbull have a pup?

Question

My lab is pregnant with a pitbull/lab pup.Im wanting to know what he/she may look like.Could anyone give me a description?

Answer 1

It would help if we got a description of what the other 2 dogs looked like. He may look like this...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thermophle/43756688/

Answer 2

Your dog will be short-coated, muscular build with a head that looks like a blend of both breeds. It may be aggressive or not - depending upon which parent it takes after. It will likely be a good animal, and make a great pet. Dogs are only as aggresive as their training and handling. I don;t know what Harry means about the two breeds not getting along - dogs are like people, individuals. That's like saying people of two races won't get along. Oh, and likely your dog will have more than one pup - probably around 5.
If your lab is black or brown, the pups will likely be mostly blackor brown. I've noted that most lab mixed take the color of the lab.

Answer 3

Hard to say what the pup(s) may look like... Genetics can be crazy... It may come out looking mostly like a Lab, or mostly like a pit bull... Or it may come out a perfect half/half.

But please after your dog has the litter, have her spayed. It will be the best thing to do for her... Also the cheapest thing for you in the long-run. Breeding dogs and taking GOOD care of the puppies can be expensive. There can also be complications during the pregnancy and/or birth. Are you prepared for a possible huge vet bill?? If she is not spayed, she has a high risk of developing mammary cancer and could also get pyometra. Pyometra is when the uterus becomes infected and fills with pus. It can fill with so much pus that it will burst and kill the dog very quickly. Females frequenly die from this. Do your dog a favor and spay her.

Answer 4

You are liable to get a mixture of characteristics.

We have a pitbull that had a litter of pitbull/lab puppies. She had 10 total puppies (8 years ago). They are all now adult dogs and they range from dogs that people point to and say "that's a pitbull," to very neutral dogs (my friend calls his "spare parts" because it is very distinct to either bread) and all the way to the only puppy we kept that everyone thinks is a pure bread lab. The caution being they all looked like every other puppy when they were weened. The breed characteristics took quite a while to come out.

Answer 5

Impossible to tell for sure. The puppies may take on any of the characteristics of either parent. So...it may be the height of one while the color of another with the coat of one and the disposition of the other. Its going to be a surprise.

Good luck and PLEASE get your dog spayed as soon as possible after she has this litter. Obviously you are not an experienced breeder...and breeding between 2 breeds doesn't really constitute "breeding" anyway. There are way too many dogs and cats sitting in doggie prison waiting to be executed because pet owners didn't want to spay/neuter their pet. Do the responsible thing and prevent more unwanted puppies.

Answer 6

It would look more like a lab with the body, but its head would be more square like the pitbull. If you google lab, pitbull mix pictures you can see several.

Answer 7

Nobody can tell you for sure, it will look like a mix of both. Sometimes they look more like labs, and some times they look more like pits. but anything can be bred together it just doesn't mean they should be bred together.

Answer 8

yes.
it dont know if those two dogs would get along though.
if its already pregnant, probably like a lab, but with a kind of happier face,
i think.. i only have a pitbull

Answer 9

yes they can ALMOST any two dogs can have puppies together my friend has thes adorable puppy he's half pit and half chihuahua she's a small dog wIth a BIG head but yea thy can