Too small to be an APBT?

I know yall must get a million of these... But first, I just want to say that I know there's no way to absolutely know for sure without papers and all that, I am just wanting some best guesses and opinions from actual APBT owners.

Back in mid-January I got an 8 week old puppy, runt of the litter. I was told he was an APBT, but I'm not so sure. Whenever we go for walks, other Pitbull owners always comment, "Your Pit is so cute!" etc etc and seem to know right away. Every Pit owner I've ever encountered tells me they think he's full-blooded, just small because he was the runt. But other average dog owners, they think he's Pitbull/Boxer mix. Someone even said Boxer/Lab. They said his head is too small to be a Pit, or at least full blooded. The only time it doesn't look small is when he's panting and you can see that huge smile... his jaws and skull feel very thick and solid. I've seen a lot of forum threads about small headed dogs and was wondering if it could possibly be the case with my puppy... Either way I don't care, we're not showing, I still love him all the same Just curious. Right now he's about 4 1/2 months old... he's got a very smooth, super short coat. His name is Atticus.

 

looks pure bred, but no way to tell for sure

 

Ive bred purebreds that were 19-25 lbs full grown, thats the buauty of this breed, the variations....

NGK

 

LMFAO folks sware i got grayhounds and mix's.

 

That's because most Average dog owners don't know shit about their dogs let alone apbts.

 

Yeah me too Ben, everyone says theirs no way my dogs are purebred then walk their 125lbs bully mixed pieces of bent leg shit away proud like they have something...

 

years ago a young buddy of mine came to visit me and my grayhounds. he thought his red hot shredder was the end all be all "apbt". he no longer feeds them dogs after the short summer night lol. he went home with a pup from my grayhound stocl lol.

 

LMAO, I love how most people when they see a real deal apbt and believes them to be a pit/lab or some other breed. There's no way to tell, ZoSo, if your dog is truly a purebred without knowing the pedigree...and I mean actual pedigree, not a piece of paper. However, I'm confident that he is most likely not a lab,shepherd, or boxer mix because if he was, you'd probably not be asking if he is "too small." All three of these breeds are taller and heavier than an apbt, and a mix of any of these three with an apbt would result in a larger dog than a purebred apbt as well.

 

when he is 2 1/2 then he will probably let you know

 

I could tell a similiar story involving a young fella and a 2000$ frisco dog...

NGK

 

Looks my Joey dog when he was a pup.

 

Never ask is your dog is too small to be a APBT, when he's full grown, ask if he's too big to be a APBT, either way, good looking pup.

 

my dog is 15months old and only 29 lb.......

 

pups are always small, you knew that?
questions are getting dumber with the day man lol

 

id say thats a bulldog

 

i can agree to that

 

i'd say you have a nice bulldog (pit)!!hate it when you see big dogs with bright red snouts (ddbd x apbt) and they claim it to be pitbull there are loads in my area.. they look at my 3/4 pit with a hint a american bulldog in her she is so small at 9 1/2 months old she 10kg or so and they say nah no pitbull then they see her mother she has a blacknose and they say nah nah it's a cross breed but she is 100% pit her dad is american bulldog x pitbull...

 

re-type wrote it wrong!!
i'd say you have a nice bulldog (pit)!!Hate it when you see big dog with bright red snouts (ddbd x apbt) and they claim it to be a pitbull there are loads of them in my area..they look at my 3/4pit with a hint of amb in her she is so small at 91/2 months old she is 10kg or so..they say nah nah no pitbull then they see her mother she is a blacknose 100% pitbull and there like nah nah cross breed but she is 100% pit!! my pups dad is american bulldog x apbt..

 

nice bulldog

 

Nice! I really want to get a hold of a pretty little 25-30 lb girl for a lap dog. lol That would rock.