Pitbull blue health facts

Because the blue nose trait is a recessive trait, breeders who are bent on breeding pups with this trait usually resort to inbreeding in order to increase the odds of breeding pups with blue nose. While inbreeding is an effective breeding method of producing high pedigree purebreds it does have its downside which is primarily health related.

This practice results in the narrowing of the gene pool which increases the chances that the parents of the pup will pass down their health problems and other undesirable trait along with the blue nose traits.

Skin disease such as mange and alopecia are the most prominent health problem associated with the blue pitbull. This perhaps explains why some pitbull breeders on their website state that they do not provide guarantee for blue pitbulls because they are vulnerable to viral, bacterial and fungal infections.

Also dogs with recessive coloration are known to be vulnerable to immune disorders and nervous conditions as a result of the close interaction between the cells that are responsible for pigmentation and the immune and neurological systems.

This does not mean it is a bad idea to acquire a pitbull blue as these health problems are mere possibilities due to the blue trait but not a certainty. Also all dogs do have potential health problems and the pitbull blue nose fare extremely well when juxtaposed with other breeds such as the German shepherd and Rottweiler.
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