Originally Posted by Slick

I'm not sure if pounds are like humane societies, but where I live, the girls that work there can tell you just about anything you needed to know about a dog. My girlfriend actually wants a third dog from there, but I'm dragging my feet because I'm not sure if 3 is too many.

Anyways, the girls that work there really get to know the dogs and they can tell you about their behavior and how they act. The one dog my gf wanted, which was a 3 year old pure pit bull, we were told that he was really sweet and loving. Well, when we were there, a volunteer just happened to be walking him and got too close to another dog walker and the other dog attacked him, while he just stood there and took it, never retaliated with one bite and he was pure pit, so the girls were right.

In other words, the point I'm trying to make is to ask the people there, they can give you a good idea of a dog's behavior/attitude.