What do I do?

[Catty1]

Or casually ask, "How much does it cost to have one of those?" If he asks what you mean, "You know, annual shots and food and stuff."

He might start adding it up.

Another thing you might do is contact all Pittie breeders you can find (good ones) and tell them what you told us...complete with his name. Then they know.

If I recall right, breeders insist that dogs sold as pets be neutered/spayed. If he wants an 'intact' one, he will have to pay huge bucks!

[pitc9]

I would say something like:

"I've never had pittie (make sure you say pittie.. to make it sound cute and to tick him off!! LOL) I don't know much about the breed but I'm sure you do since you want to own one. I'm sure it would take a lot of researching to make sure it's the right breed for you."

[Alysser]

How old is this kid, Sarah? What grade are you guys in? Hopefully, his parents will stop the nonsense before it grows into a problem.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Thanks so much, everyone! I really appreciate the help! The thing is, this is a really nice kid, (or so I think).

Alyssa- he is 17-18. We are seniors in high school.

He also says he won't fight it, but I'm kinda not too sure what to think of that. I told him if he really wanted one, go to the humane socitey. But he says "No, I want to raise it from ma pup." I really, really wish he knew better than this. This just makes me want to cry.

[molucass]

There is PLENTY of pit bull puppies for adoption at shelters and animal control facilities. So he can't used that as an excuse.. I would tell him that if I was you.

[Karen]

I'd tell him to check petfinder.org - as there are tons of pitties in shelters, and at least they'd talk to him about spaying/neutering. Tell him a good breeder should let him see the parents, he should make sure the parents don't have scars from fighting, and should ask about temperament. And also be prepared to pay a lot.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Thanks so much everyone....! He didn't say anything about getting the dog today, but we'll see what happens tomorrow...