If you opt to take the dog home instead of leaving him at the shelter, you must also abide by the legal hold period while you try to find the owner. Another option is to get his impound number and network him to friends, family and rescues to adopt him from the shelter. If the owner does not claim him after the required hold period, you will have the first right to adopt providing you are present on the morning the dog becomes available. You may put you name in as an interested party/first rights. After the hold period expires, the dog becomes available for adoption.
When you turn a stray over to the shelter there is a legal hold period in which the dog is still considered the property of the owner. Current policy requires a behavioral test for all "Dominant Breeds" and it is possible that if the owner does not claim the dog, you will not be able to rescue him if he does not score well on the test. Important note: It is not recommended to leave a stray pit bull at a Los Angeles County Shelter. Thoroughly check all of the ‘Lost Dog” books at the shelter as well. At the shelter, the dog will be scanned for a microchip and if one is present, the family will be contacted.
While it is true that several of the Los Angeles City shelters still have high euthanasia rates for pit bulls, the best way to help reunite a lost dog with his family is by taking him to the shelter. Try to find the owner: We frequently receive calls from good samaritans who have found a pit bull and don’t want to take it to the shelter for fear that it will be euthanized.
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