: Can Humane Society paperwork be used to prove breed? We got our puppy from the Humane Society. They wrote on the paperwork "shepherd mix". They told us it was a pit / shepherd mix, but that's not on the papers. When I

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Evidently there are DNA kits available for you to take a sample and mail in. If your vet does this it will cost more. I would trust the kit over the description of the shelter.

I once looked for shelter cats that were Siamese from shelters that had an online presence. The vast majority of cats shown there to be Siamese had no resemblance to the breed that I could see. There are probably many others like me who would not trust there opinion on this matter.

Try the DNA test. If it does not work out, just keep it to yourself. Maybe you'll be pleasantly surprised.

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I highly doubt the Humane Society paperwork can prove anything.

Most of the paperwork is educated guesses since most dogs are brought in or rescued from abusive homes. At best I would say that paperwork could convince people that don't know anything about dogs but I would not put any stock into it. Most of the time it is up to the landlord/airline/person that bans breeds anyway.

Most dog adoption places that I have come across usually put "mix" or "unknown mix" or another type of dog for pit terriers because of the bad press surrounding them.

I would also like to point out that the reason they ban them on international flights is because they are outright banned in a lot of countries. I am not positive, but I doubt you can fight the law in those countries with Humane society paperwork, especially when they told you that it was a terrier mix.

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Ask the airline. It's their policy, it's their judgement call, it's their obligation to explain this to you if they want you to buy a ticket.

If you don't like one airline's answer, try others.