Pit Bulls receive a lot of bad press. But aggressive dogs aren't born -- they're made that way. Maybe they weren't socialized as puppies, maybe their owner abused or starved them into adulthood. Luckily, there's a good, uplifting case for each of these sad ones. And Bored Panda is ready to prove it.
To show you that any dog can be absolutely adorable -- no matter how much Pit Bull is in their genes, we compiled a list of some of the cutest mixes this breed is responsible for. From energetic pups to wise old-timers, continue scrolling and meet the gang!
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Pit Bull + Australian Cattle Dog
Interestingly, 'Pit Bull' is an umbrella ter that includes several breeds: American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, and American Bully.
Bronwen Dickey, author of Pit Bull: The Battle Over an American Icon, is one of the people who attempted to show that negative views about pit bulls have often been shaped by misunderstandings. In the process, however, Dickey has unwittingly become a heroine for the pro-pit bull community and the target of threats and harassment from those who see her as an apologist for a vicious animal.
"People who have studied Pit Bull attacks, like Jeffrey Sacks at the CDC, have shown that when it comes to fatalities caused by Pit Bulls, the breed identifications are often not accurate," Dickey told National Geographic. "The title 'Pit Bull' has expanded so dramatically over the years that people are lumping any dog with a large head and short coat into that category rather than separating out each of the Pit Bull breeds."
Dickey also pointed out a study on fatalities between 2000-2009 in the journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association which found that in over 80 percent of those cases there were four or more significant factors related to the care and control of the dog. "These were dogs that had not been socialized; were large and sexually intact; and had no relationship to the person who was killed. In other words, perfect storm of factor upon factor."
Moreover, even the "these dogs are bred for fighting," argument is only partially corrent."It's true that the original breed, the American Pit Bull Terrier, which originated in 1889, was developed for fighting. But the three other breeds that are lumped into this category have always been dog show conformation breeds," Dickey said. "They don't have that heritage. The fact that they get lumped in is part of the problem because we’re basing things on what they look like and not necessarily what they are."
Pit Bull + Lab
Pit Bull + Husky
Pit Bull + German Shepherd
Pit Bull + Australian Shepherd
Pit Bull + Beagle
Pit Bull + Bulldog
Pit Bull + Rottweiler
Pit Bull + Great Dane
Pit Bull + Pug
My non-glassesed eyes thought that said pig, and failed to conprehend how a pig could make such a magnificent creature.
Pit Bull + Husky
Pit Bull + Australian Shepherd
Pit Bull + Bull Mastiff
Pit Bull + Golden Retriever
Pit Bull + Alaskan Husky
Pit Bull + Yorkie
The smaller dog should never be the one giving birth, cruel and dangerous.
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How... uhh... how... no. I will assume that mum was the Pit Bull... yes. Please.
I hope mom was the pit bull! Can you imagine a tiny Yorkie trying to deliver such a huge litter ??? OUCH!!!!!
I knew a poor Dachshund who regularily gave birth to litters of Bobtail-Dachshund mixes. Never understood how the owners could let this happen.
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I don't believe that is true. No way such a big dog would come from that combination.
My Chichi is pitbull & Chihuahua. Her mom was the Chihuahua. She's chubby looking & sweet.
How did that poor chihuahua mamma take the birth? Better yet, how did she take the Pit?!?! (Honestly curious)
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This makes me wonder ..the Yorkie would have some issues with being the father , the Pitbull male mating with the tiny Yorkeshire sounds lethal for little dog
This cute doggo is tall and leggy - Pitts are short and squat, and Yorkies are tiny. So where'd the height come from?
Our Pit is a bit gangly. She was the runt of 6. Doesn't look a thing liked her sister except coloring. It was from a rescue situation. Folks, please, spay and neuter your critters. And adopt.
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Pit Bull + Corgi
Pit Bull + Dachshund
Pit Bull + Shar Pei
Pit Bull + Australian Shepherd
Pit Bull + Dachshund
Pit Bull + Rhodesian Ridgeback
Pit Bull + Dalmatian
She’s very smart, calm and gentle. And holy crap, she’s grateful to be in a home with carpet. Biiig fan of carpet. My daughters named her Pepper.
Pit Bull + Golden Retriever
Pit Bull + Dalmatian
Pit Bull + Chihuahua
Pit Bull + Bassett
Pit Bull + Chihuahua
Pit Bull + Spaniel
Pit Bull + Beagle
Pit Bull + Lab + Weimaraner
Pit Bull + German Shepherd
Pit Bull + Chocolate Lab
Pit Bull + Poodle
Pit Bull + Golden Retriever
Pit Bull + Basset Hound
Pit Bull + Chow Chow
Chow Chows have a reputation for being agressive if not properly socialized, combining that with a Pittie's jaw strength would definitely require alot of work/responsibility for the owner.
Pit Bull + Corgi
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Were there any pitbulls crossed with shih tzus on this list? I've always wondered what a "bull s**t" looked like.
it didn't make the final list, so here pit-bull-m..._700-1.jpg 
This is disappointing. I feel like this is promoting breeding, which is never ok. Many of these dogs will suffer from numerous health issues because some idiot thinks it "cute!". C'mon people! Stop.
i'm really glad that you got upvotes! maybe the world is changing?
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There is no such thing as an ugly dog or a mean dog or a bad dog. There are only sweeties. Adopt and save two lives, yours and the pup.
Well sometimes there are sweeties who were messed up by people, and you can't just ignore them. If we try to say those dogs are completely fine it's not going to help the issue.
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Pit bulls have serious health issues, notably joint and hip issues with some needing hip braces to walk and being in frequent pain. Mixing them with healthy breeds creates health risks for the pups. Mixing them with unhealthy breeds like chihuahuas is no better than having a purebred of either parent. Breeding unhealthy traits into dogs to make them "cute" is vanity and animal cruelty.
Pitbulls are one of the healthier larger breeds out there. Hip and joint issues are common in almost all large breeds. And this promotes breeding as much as any other pictures of dogs.
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I'm hoping all these are pound puppies ( adopted and or rescued). Cross breeding these are unnecessary, and.not ways healthy for the dog.
I got a beautiful pitbull, dogo argentino mix .. all white and brown ears just over 1 year old and weighs 80lbs
This is our girl Mika. Her Mommy is a huge red nose pit & her Daddy is a tiny little Min Pin lol She's the sweetest little girl ever. IMG_201906...057b00.jpg 
My dog, Willie, is also an Australian Cattle Dog and Pit Bull Mix. He is very smart, super loving, and is such a happy boy! Willie-Smi...596508.jpg 
Some of the mixed with these gentle breeds might became a gentle dog? Kind like mixed with Border Collie, Lab, Collie, Golden Retriever, Poodle, Spaniel, Australian Shepherd, Yorkie. I dunno about the small breed dog though, their health would be questionable.
And with what can we cross breed cruel people to become gentle human breed?? Where is the kindness in humankind?
Load More Replies... I LOVED ALL OF THEM!!! I wish people were as excepting as dogs. I have 4 rescues and all are diffrent breeds and colors and came from diffrent situations but they all have excepted me and eachother and all they know is they are family one big crazy diffrent loving family! They safe and loved and happy.
They are all beautiful and I belive that some of the mixes could have really nice temper/personality. But not all of them. I don't think it's a good idea to mix pitbull with shar pei, chow chow or shiba, for exampel. I'm a shiba owner myself and I absolutely adore the breed. But shiba has certain qualities that wouldn't mix well with other charachteristics as the explosive energy in the pitbull.
I've got a Boxer/Chihuahua/Pit Bull and a bunch of other stuff. I think she's adorable. Roxy2-5f52...062ccd.jpg 
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Pits are so cute! I hope these are all rescues, and people who want a dog, please please don’t look for a specific breed!
"Any dog can be absolutely adorable -- no matter how much Pit Bull is in their genes" - wow, really? Pits are adorable. We have one, and one pit and lab mix. Our pit bull is the sweetest dog, with some of the most adorable expressions ever seen. That statement sounds like you are perpetuating the myth that pit bulls are bad dogs. I'm disappointed.
OMGosh some of these mixes are so dang cute. I especially love the Chihuahua mix!
Cassiushumanmother is not an ethologist. Don't believe anything she says about dog breeding. It's a fact that certain breeds can be aggressive as the result of such behavioral traits being bred into them for generations. Not all dogs of an aggressive breed will behave that way but they're more likely to. "We integrated behavioral data from more than 17000 dogs from 101 breeds. Across 14 traits, we found that breed differences in behavior are highly heritable." - Excerpt from Highly Heritable and Functionally Relevant Breed Differences in Dog Behavior, a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Maybe she was hurt by a human, not by any animal..... so not OK, but truthful.
Load More Replies... Thanks, BP for bringing us more pics of cute doggies. Who could resist this post?
If cross breeding of dogs (any animals) causes medical problems than it is wrong and unethical, but who cares, they are cute, right BusLady?
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Glorification of breeding for ascetics. There are psychological reasons these breeds wouldn’t mix naturally.
" aggressive dogs aren't born" oh BP how wrong you are. Yes aggressive ARE born. Genetics are a huge factor in a dog's personality! Just like humans, dogs' brains can be wired funky. ANY dog can be aggressive but a "breed" bred for decades to be used a fighting dog? That gets hard wired into their brains and WILL always be there. Quit deluding people that it won't.
They were made aggressive by people, trained to kill.
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No Pitbull/pointer?? I have one and he is gorgeous. I always receive compliments to how handsome he is. List is not complete.
Wow this list should be called "dogs you can mix with pitbulls".. You know you can mix other things right... Not just pitbulls? Seriously you used them so much you included pitbull +sharpie twice
Why allow indiscriminate breeding? These dogs are the results of an "accident"?? Neuter or spay your pet
No backyard breeders deliberately thot to make a little money. Why pounds are full of pit bulls.
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I have a pitbull+great dane+husky and he looks like some sort of majestic creature from your imagination.
If I knew they were putting this together I would have submitted the pitbull-beagle mix I saw at the dog park a few years ago. Think of a crowd of Sunday dog owners all pausing and gasping when they saw the body of a pit bull in absolutely perfect beagle coloring. Just the funniest thing I've ever seen and Mr Popular that day.
There is an american staffordshire terrier color that is THIS ONE. Because color is not a thing, in many breeds, you can see an american staffordshire with the color of a rottweiler. It is mindblowing if you say so, but they are pitbulls so mix and mix and mix and mix.But some people still say that they are willing to eat you when you sleep, setting a fire and give it to satan! YEAH!They sure will did it! They have a big head and big cheeks (that's not a kissing path like we all knew it, it's satan!)
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I think it would be best for dog breeds to be more mixed again to eradicate the various health issues certain breeds are prone to... I am 100% proponent of responsible and controlled dog breeding.
Pit Bull crosses - They just always seem so healthy, solid... I love my doggo now... but I suuure miss my Pit-bull cross - she was amazing.
I wish I could reply to the comment by Thomasin Grace. Did she even bother to read the information? Did she even bother to educate herself? No. She is simply going to be one of those people that uses anecdotal evidence to back up her bigoted opinions. Shame on her.
My only comment is WHY........????? Pitties are cute enough without the mix and match.
Mine was a rescue, literally off the freeway on ramp. Her lineage is most likely due to poor fencing and irresponsible dog owners. Still, I love her like she was my daughter, cannot imagine how anyone could have abandoned her
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What an opinion! I would drop my degree and follow you everywhere, Polite Master of the NOPE! Amen. We all shall follow the Master of the Polite Nope!
Load More Replies... all of them absolutely gorgeous, but the pitbull with alaskan husky is something else
I have a Bull Whip! A Pitty/Whippet mix...here she is begging in the most adorable way https://www.instagram.com/p/CEtFjNrhixy/?igshid=brix3ij1vkh3
Aw crud, link didn't work. Well, if you want to see it her insta is @daisy_piepie
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These are all so adorable. I scroll through 20 pictures and it says "show 69 more". Me: OK!!
If "adorable" is all what matters to you: You: not OK, wrong, insensitive, naive.
Load More Replies... Maulers in disguise. Aggression genes. dont just disappear. Backyard breeders such as these scammers never do health checks of breeding parents. These are mutts. Proceed with great caution for so many sane reasons. This is dog breeding at it's very worst. Most of these experiments will wind up at the pound for temperament reasons. Not a good choice for families wi children.
Aggression genes. ARE YOU A NAZI? I'm an ethologist(human and animal behavior scientist) and i want you to tell me about agression gene???
Load More Replies... Oh please, it's not in their DNA to kill! It's a*****e humans who "train" them that way. My sisters-in-law's pit is the sweetest dog I've ever met. The most terrifying dog I've ever met was a miniature poodle.
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Were there any pitbulls crossed with shih tzus on this list? I've always wondered what a "bull s**t" looked like.
it didn't make the final list, so here pit-bull-m..._700-1.jpg
This is disappointing. I feel like this is promoting breeding, which is never ok. Many of these dogs will suffer from numerous health issues because some idiot thinks it "cute!". C'mon people! Stop.
i'm really glad that you got upvotes! maybe the world is changing?
Load More Replies... There is no such thing as an ugly dog or a mean dog or a bad dog. There are only sweeties. Adopt and save two lives, yours and the pup.
Well sometimes there are sweeties who were messed up by people, and you can't just ignore them. If we try to say those dogs are completely fine it's not going to help the issue.
Load More Replies... Pit bulls have serious health issues, notably joint and hip issues with some needing hip braces to walk and being in frequent pain. Mixing them with healthy breeds creates health risks for the pups. Mixing them with unhealthy breeds like chihuahuas is no better than having a purebred of either parent. Breeding unhealthy traits into dogs to make them "cute" is vanity and animal cruelty.
Pitbulls are one of the healthier larger breeds out there. Hip and joint issues are common in almost all large breeds. And this promotes breeding as much as any other pictures of dogs.
Load More Replies... I'm hoping all these are pound puppies ( adopted and or rescued). Cross breeding these are unnecessary, and.not ways healthy for the dog.
I got a beautiful pitbull, dogo argentino mix .. all white and brown ears just over 1 year old and weighs 80lbs
This is our girl Mika. Her Mommy is a huge red nose pit & her Daddy is a tiny little Min Pin lol She's the sweetest little girl ever. IMG_201906...057b00.jpg
My dog, Willie, is also an Australian Cattle Dog and Pit Bull Mix. He is very smart, super loving, and is such a happy boy! Willie-Smi...596508.jpg
Some of the mixed with these gentle breeds might became a gentle dog? Kind like mixed with Border Collie, Lab, Collie, Golden Retriever, Poodle, Spaniel, Australian Shepherd, Yorkie. I dunno about the small breed dog though, their health would be questionable.
And with what can we cross breed cruel people to become gentle human breed?? Where is the kindness in humankind?
Load More Replies... I LOVED ALL OF THEM!!! I wish people were as excepting as dogs. I have 4 rescues and all are diffrent breeds and colors and came from diffrent situations but they all have excepted me and eachother and all they know is they are family one big crazy diffrent loving family! They safe and loved and happy.
They are all beautiful and I belive that some of the mixes could have really nice temper/personality. But not all of them. I don't think it's a good idea to mix pitbull with shar pei, chow chow or shiba, for exampel. I'm a shiba owner myself and I absolutely adore the breed. But shiba has certain qualities that wouldn't mix well with other charachteristics as the explosive energy in the pitbull.
I've got a Boxer/Chihuahua/Pit Bull and a bunch of other stuff. I think she's adorable. Roxy2-5f52...062ccd.jpg
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Pits are so cute! I hope these are all rescues, and people who want a dog, please please don’t look for a specific breed!
"Any dog can be absolutely adorable -- no matter how much Pit Bull is in their genes" - wow, really? Pits are adorable. We have one, and one pit and lab mix. Our pit bull is the sweetest dog, with some of the most adorable expressions ever seen. That statement sounds like you are perpetuating the myth that pit bulls are bad dogs. I'm disappointed.
OMGosh some of these mixes are so dang cute. I especially love the Chihuahua mix!
Cassiushumanmother is not an ethologist. Don't believe anything she says about dog breeding. It's a fact that certain breeds can be aggressive as the result of such behavioral traits being bred into them for generations. Not all dogs of an aggressive breed will behave that way but they're more likely to. "We integrated behavioral data from more than 17000 dogs from 101 breeds. Across 14 traits, we found that breed differences in behavior are highly heritable." - Excerpt from Highly Heritable and Functionally Relevant Breed Differences in Dog Behavior, a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Maybe she was hurt by a human, not by any animal..... so not OK, but truthful.
Load More Replies... Thanks, BP for bringing us more pics of cute doggies. Who could resist this post?
If cross breeding of dogs (any animals) causes medical problems than it is wrong and unethical, but who cares, they are cute, right BusLady?
Load More Replies... Glorification of breeding for ascetics. There are psychological reasons these breeds wouldn’t mix naturally.
" aggressive dogs aren't born" oh BP how wrong you are. Yes aggressive ARE born. Genetics are a huge factor in a dog's personality! Just like humans, dogs' brains can be wired funky. ANY dog can be aggressive but a "breed" bred for decades to be used a fighting dog? That gets hard wired into their brains and WILL always be there. Quit deluding people that it won't.
They were made aggressive by people, trained to kill.
Load More Replies... No Pitbull/pointer?? I have one and he is gorgeous. I always receive compliments to how handsome he is. List is not complete.
Wow this list should be called "dogs you can mix with pitbulls".. You know you can mix other things right... Not just pitbulls? Seriously you used them so much you included pitbull +sharpie twice
Why allow indiscriminate breeding? These dogs are the results of an "accident"?? Neuter or spay your pet
No backyard breeders deliberately thot to make a little money. Why pounds are full of pit bulls.
Load More Replies... I have a pitbull+great dane+husky and he looks like some sort of majestic creature from your imagination.
If I knew they were putting this together I would have submitted the pitbull-beagle mix I saw at the dog park a few years ago. Think of a crowd of Sunday dog owners all pausing and gasping when they saw the body of a pit bull in absolutely perfect beagle coloring. Just the funniest thing I've ever seen and Mr Popular that day.
There is an american staffordshire terrier color that is THIS ONE. Because color is not a thing, in many breeds, you can see an american staffordshire with the color of a rottweiler. It is mindblowing if you say so, but they are pitbulls so mix and mix and mix and mix.But some people still say that they are willing to eat you when you sleep, setting a fire and give it to satan! YEAH!They sure will did it! They have a big head and big cheeks (that's not a kissing path like we all knew it, it's satan!)
Load More Replies... I think it would be best for dog breeds to be more mixed again to eradicate the various health issues certain breeds are prone to... I am 100% proponent of responsible and controlled dog breeding.
Pit Bull crosses - They just always seem so healthy, solid... I love my doggo now... but I suuure miss my Pit-bull cross - she was amazing.
I wish I could reply to the comment by Thomasin Grace. Did she even bother to read the information? Did she even bother to educate herself? No. She is simply going to be one of those people that uses anecdotal evidence to back up her bigoted opinions. Shame on her.
My only comment is WHY........????? Pitties are cute enough without the mix and match.
Mine was a rescue, literally off the freeway on ramp. Her lineage is most likely due to poor fencing and irresponsible dog owners. Still, I love her like she was my daughter, cannot imagine how anyone could have abandoned her
Load More Replies... What an opinion! I would drop my degree and follow you everywhere, Polite Master of the NOPE! Amen. We all shall follow the Master of the Polite Nope!
Load More Replies... all of them absolutely gorgeous, but the pitbull with alaskan husky is something else
I have a Bull Whip! A Pitty/Whippet mix...here she is begging in the most adorable way https://www.instagram.com/p/CEtFjNrhixy/?igshid=brix3ij1vkh3
Aw crud, link didn't work. Well, if you want to see it her insta is @daisy_piepie
Load More Replies... These are all so adorable. I scroll through 20 pictures and it says "show 69 more". Me: OK!!
If "adorable" is all what matters to you: You: not OK, wrong, insensitive, naive.
Load More Replies... Maulers in disguise. Aggression genes. dont just disappear. Backyard breeders such as these scammers never do health checks of breeding parents. These are mutts. Proceed with great caution for so many sane reasons. This is dog breeding at it's very worst. Most of these experiments will wind up at the pound for temperament reasons. Not a good choice for families wi children.
Aggression genes. ARE YOU A NAZI? I'm an ethologist(human and animal behavior scientist) and i want you to tell me about agression gene???
Load More Replies... Oh please, it's not in their DNA to kill! It's a*****e humans who "train" them that way. My sisters-in-law's pit is the sweetest dog I've ever met. The most terrifying dog I've ever met was a miniature poodle.
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