Are you taking Lily with you and the cats? I am just asking because a lot of terriers are prey driven and Lily is small.

You know I adore this breed more than anything, but no matter how much you socialize them with other dogs/animals, there is that chance that in the future the dog may not get along with Lily or your cats. That is something to consider as well.

NEVER leave them unsupervised together, ever no matter how well they get along you could come home to one of your animals seriously hurt or dead. Do not take the dog to dog parks, they are a bad idea for this breed. Instead, have supervised play groups with friends' dogs. I know you love pit bulls and I do too more than anything but you just have to face facts that they can be aggressive with other animals.

Yes they were bred to fight, but not raised. That is totally different. It's also never how you raise them, because you cannot fight genetics what they were bred to do. So you must be responsible and do right by the dog and I am sure you will. They are terriers so they need A LOT of exercise. I would recommend a 2-3 year old dog though so you have the right size. Some APBTs and mixes are as small as 30-35 lbs. as they are a medium breed and range up to 60 lbs.

I would not recommend a husky or a border collie in an apartment.

Bri - I will PM you a website that is very knowledgeable on pit bulls and that you can ask any questions about your future dog. I will have a pit bull someday also, I would love to right now have Quarry that is at the shelter I work at. He is a 3-legged pit bull puppy and so very sweet. This breed is very amazing but you must be responsible.