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title: "Pit bull type dogs for Adoption in North Carolina - NC Pet Project"
description: "Pit bull type dogs listed for adoption at North Carolina shelters and rescues, checked daily. Filter by ZIP and see NC rescues for pit bull type dogs."
url: https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/
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# Pit bull type dogs for adoption in North Carolina

1,187 pit bull type dogs listed at North Carolina shelters when we last checked, October 17, 2026. Every pet links to its own shelter, which handles the adoption.

## Pit bull type dogs listed for adoption

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Showing 48 of 1,187 pets

[See the 348 shelters and rescues](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/shelters/)

-   ![Winter, Terrier, American Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/carteret-county-humane-society/TSNC-A-14584-6a89171ce2.webp) · [Winter (opens Carteret Humane's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/TSNC-A-14584) · [Terrier, American Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 9 yearsCarteret Humane, Carteret CountyAt the shelter 7 months
    
-   ![Tallulah, Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/perfectly-imperfect-pups/2556751-eba4becfa9.webp)Rescue[Tallulah (opens Perfectly Imperfect Pups's profile in a new tab)](https://www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?id=2556751) · [Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 1 year · 65 lbsPerfectly Imperfect Pups, Wake County
    
-   ![Theo, American Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/colonial-capital-humane-society/49540682-b135ecfd6d.webp) · [Theo (opens Colonial Capital Humane Society's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49540682-new-bern-north-carolina-american-pit-bull-terrier) · [American Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Male · 4 yearsColonial Capital Humane Society, Craven County
    
-   ![Irina, Terrier, Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/guilford-county-animal-services/GCAS-A-50917-20b37233ee.webp) · [Irina (opens GCAS's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/GCAS-A-50917) · [Terrier, Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 11 monthsGCAS, Guilford CountyAt the shelter 33 days
    
-   ![Isabella, Terrier, Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/cliffords-army-rescue/CLIP-A-52-990f605f0a.webp)RescueIn foster[Isabella (opens Clifford's Army's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/CLIP-A-52) · [Terrier, Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 4 yearsClifford's Army, Cleveland CountyIn foster near Earl
    
-   ![Bitsy, American Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/rocky-mount-animal-services/49639162-e55e64daab.webp) · [Bitsy (opens Rocky Mount Animal Services's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49639162-rocky-mount-north-carolina-american-pit-bull-terrier) · [American Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Male · 2 monthsRocky Mount Animal Services, Nash County
    
-   ![Eyway, Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/charlotte-mecklenburg-animal-care-and-control/A1231658-0fcdb99806.webp) · [Eyway (opens CMPD Animal Care's profile in a new tab)](https://24petconnect.com/CLTAdopt/Details/CHRL/A1231658) · [Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 4 years · 57 lbsCMPD Animal Care, Mecklenburg CountyAt the shelter 2 months
    
-   ![Cow, American Staffordshire Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/wake-county-animal-center/272509-ad910c4ec5.webp) · [Cow (opens WCAC's profile in a new tab)](https://pets.wake.gov/adopt/272509) · [American Staffordshire Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Male · 1 years, 1 months · 38 lbsWCAC, Wake CountyAt the shelter 32 days
    
-   ![Lucy, Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/charlotte-mecklenburg-animal-care-and-control/A1265955-14db89a826.webp) · [Lucy (opens CMPD Animal Care's profile in a new tab)](https://24petconnect.com/CLTAdopt/Details/CHRL/A1265955) · [Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 3 years · 72 lbsCMPD Animal Care, Mecklenburg CountyAt the shelter 4 months
    
-   ![Bubba, Terrier, American Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/friends-of-the-stokes-shelter/FOSS-A-1639-7416463998.webp)Rescue[Bubba (opens FOSS's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/FOSS-A-1639) · [Terrier, American Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Male · 2 yearsFOSS, Stokes CountyAt the shelter 2 months
    
-   ![Martie Mae, Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/charlotte-mecklenburg-animal-care-and-control/A1269424-6eb70f1b02.webp) · [Martie Mae (opens CMPD Animal Care's profile in a new tab)](https://24petconnect.com/CLTAdopt/Details/CHRL/A1269424) · [Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 7 months · 38 lbsCMPD Animal Care, Mecklenburg CountyAt the shelter 2 months
    
-   ![Fiona, Terrier, American Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/carteret-county-humane-society/TSNC-A-15060-8acc69a270.webp) · [Fiona (opens Carteret Humane's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/TSNC-A-15060) · [Terrier, American Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 2 yearsCarteret Humane, Carteret CountyAt the shelter 3 months
    
-   ![Lexi, American Staffordshire Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/wake-county-animal-center/174159-0316c45809.webp)In foster[Lexi (opens WCAC's profile in a new tab)](https://pets.wake.gov/adopt/174159) · [American Staffordshire Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 9 years, 2 months · 54 lbsWCAC, Wake County
    
-   ![Me Espresso, American Staffordshire Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/wake-county-animal-center/267251-4162abb963.webp) · [Me Espresso (opens WCAC's profile in a new tab)](https://pets.wake.gov/adopt/267251) · [American Staffordshire Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 4 years, 1 months · 49 lbsWCAC, Wake County
    
-   ![Elsie, Terrier, Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/guilford-county-animal-services/GCAS-A-50348-b082a2a4e4.webp) · [Elsie (opens GCAS's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/GCAS-A-50348) · [Terrier, Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 5 yearsGCAS, Guilford CountyAt the shelter 51 days
    
-   ![Hourglass, Terrier, Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/saving-grace-animals-for-adoption/SGNC-A-24546-28e70e08b6.webp)RescueIn foster[Hourglass (opens Saving Grace's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/SGNC-A-24546) · [Terrier, Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 2 monthsSaving Grace, Wake CountyIn foster near Wake Forest
    
-   ![Star, Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/charlotte-mecklenburg-animal-care-and-control/A1263989-f894bf17d9.webp) · [Star (opens CMPD Animal Care's profile in a new tab)](https://24petconnect.com/CLTAdopt/Details/CHRL/A1263989) · [Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 6 years · 43 lbsCMPD Animal Care, Mecklenburg CountyAt the shelter 5 months
    
-   ![Scrappy Doo, American Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/cleveland-county-animal-shelter/A018317-c3fd81c16d.webp) · [Scrappy Doo (opens Cleveland Animal Shelter's profile in a new tab)](https://24petconnect.com/CLEV/Details/CLEV/A018317) · [American Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Male · 9 monthsCleveland Animal Shelter, Cleveland County
    
-   ![Storm, Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/carolina-big-hearts-big-barks-rescue/625105-f3cb18fac6.webp)Rescue[Storm (opens Big Hearts Big Barks's profile in a new tab)](https://www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?id=625105) · [Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · youngBig Hearts Big Barks, Iredell County
    
-   ![Bonnie, American Staffordshire Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/carolina-animal-network/2267051-efde1fe863.webp)Rescue[Bonnie (opens Carolina Animal Network's profile in a new tab)](https://www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?id=2267051) · [American Staffordshire Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · adultCarolina Animal Network, Wake County
    
-   ![Vegas, Terrier, Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/guilford-county-animal-services/GCAS-A-47131-9c1d0d60f4.webp)In foster[Vegas (opens GCAS's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/GCAS-A-47131) · [Terrier, Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 3 yearsGCAS, Guilford County
    
-   ![Sophie Bikes, Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/charlotte-mecklenburg-animal-care-and-control/A1267496-0868314b58.webp) · [Sophie Bikes (opens CMPD Animal Care's profile in a new tab)](https://24petconnect.com/CLTAdopt/Details/CHRL/A1267496) · [Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 4 years · 54 lbsCMPD Animal Care, Mecklenburg CountyAt the shelter 3 months
    
-   ![Patty Cake, American Staffordshire Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/wake-county-animal-center/273179-7bf70e7b83.webp)On stray hold[Patty Cake (opens WCAC's profile in a new tab)](https://pets.wake.gov/adopt/273179) · [American Staffordshire Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 2 years · 49 lbsWCAC, Wake County
    
-   ![Bubby, Staffordshire Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/rutherford-county-animal-control-services/48743193-027885e598.webp) · [Bubby (opens Rutherford County Animal Control Services's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/48743193-rutherfordton-north-carolina-staffordshire-bull-terrier) · [Staffordshire Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Male · 3 yearsRutherford County Animal Control Services, Rutherford County
    
-   ![Gemma, Terrier, Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/adoption-first-animal-rescue/AFAR-A-14250-4dd5725bfe.webp)RescueIn foster[Gemma (opens Adoption First's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/AFAR-A-14250) · [Terrier, Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 5 yearsAdoption First, Onslow CountyIn foster near Jacksonville
    
-   ![Rigby, Terrier, American Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/guilford-county-animal-services/GCAS-A-51549-4f82cf0578.webp) · [Rigby (opens GCAS's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/GCAS-A-51549) · [Terrier, American Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Male · 5 yearsGCAS, Guilford County
    
-   ![Clooney, Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/charlotte-mecklenburg-animal-care-and-control/A1269108-9321513972.webp) · [Clooney (opens CMPD Animal Care's profile in a new tab)](https://24petconnect.com/CLTAdopt/Details/CHRL/A1269108) · [Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Male · 2 years, 2 months · 60 lbsCMPD Animal Care, Mecklenburg CountyAt the shelter 2 months
    
-   ![Bambi, Terrier, Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/burke-county-animal-services/BCNC-A-40069-3f84f15571.webp) · [Bambi (opens Burke Animal Services's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/BCNC-A-40069) · [Terrier, Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 2 yearsBurke Animal Services, Burke County
    
-   ![Pongo, Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/charlotte-mecklenburg-animal-care-and-control/A1256876-9cba20ef8e.webp) · [Pongo (opens CMPD Animal Care's profile in a new tab)](https://24petconnect.com/CLTAdopt/Details/CHRL/A1256876) · [Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Male · 5 years · 58 lbsCMPD Animal Care, Mecklenburg CountyAt the shelter 10 months
    
-   ![Bruce, American Staffordshire Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/wake-county-animal-center/270613-fbe709cb07.webp) · [Bruce (opens WCAC's profile in a new tab)](https://pets.wake.gov/adopt/270613) · [American Staffordshire Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Male · 3 years, 3 months · 57 lbsWCAC, Wake County
    
-   ![Olivia (Courtesy Post), American Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/heart-of-the-foothills-animal-rescue/49649916-64ebd42a7d.webp) · [Olivia (Courtesy Post) (opens Heart of the Foothills Animal Rescue's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49649916-rutherfordton-north-carolina-american-pit-bull-terrier) · [American Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 1 yearHeart of the Foothills Animal Rescue, Rutherford County
    
-   ![Trix, Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/paws-for-life-nc/2851282-e3dcbee371.webp)Rescue[Trix (opens Paws For Life NC's profile in a new tab)](https://www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?id=2851282) · [Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 5 months · 24 lbsPaws For Life NC, Franklin County
    
-   ![Reeses, American Staffordshire Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/wake-county-animal-center/232512-79729b036a.webp)In foster[Reeses (opens WCAC's profile in a new tab)](https://pets.wake.gov/adopt/232512) · [American Staffordshire Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 5 years, 8 months · 62 lbsWCAC, Wake County
    
-   ![Horace, Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/charlotte-mecklenburg-animal-care-and-control/A1269117-093951eb39.webp) · [Horace (opens CMPD Animal Care's profile in a new tab)](https://24petconnect.com/CLTAdopt/Details/CHRL/A1269117) · [Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Male · 3 years · 85 lbsCMPD Animal Care, Mecklenburg CountyAt the shelter 2 months
    
-   ![Moana, American Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/orange-county-animal-services/A254284-57767afaea.webp) · [Moana (opens OCAS's profile in a new tab)](https://24petconnect.com/ORNCAll/Details/ORNC/A254284) · [American Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 3 years · 66 lbsOCAS, Orange County
    
-   ![Louise, Terrier, Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/guilford-county-animal-services/GCAS-A-51657-9a3e4a7b7e.webp) · [Louise (opens GCAS's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/GCAS-A-51657) · [Terrier, Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 3 yearsGCAS, Guilford County
    
-   ![Artemis, Terrier, American Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/dizzy-dog-animal-rescue/DDAR-A-948-7efc281310.webp)RescueIn foster[Artemis (opens Dizzy Dog's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/DDAR-A-948) · [Terrier, American Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Male · 11 monthsDizzy Dog, Iredell CountyIn foster near Mooresville
    
-   ![Spartan, Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/lincoln-county-animal-services/A017345-0ddb7b53da.webp) · [Spartan (opens Lincoln Animal Services's profile in a new tab)](https://24petconnect.com/LincolnCountyAdoptablePets/Details/LNNC/A017345) · [Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Male · 2 years, 3 monthsLincoln Animal Services, Lincoln CountyAt the shelter 3 months
    
-   ![Cookie Dough, American Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/rocky-mount-animal-services/49599673-a7a26de0f1.webp) · [Cookie Dough (opens Rocky Mount Animal Services's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49599673-rocky-mount-north-carolina-american-pit-bull-terrier) · [American Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 2 monthsRocky Mount Animal Services, Nash County
    
-   ![Allen, American Staffordshire Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/wake-county-animal-center/273142-f4b6c55f31.webp)On stray hold[Allen (opens WCAC's profile in a new tab)](https://pets.wake.gov/adopt/273142) · [American Staffordshire Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 2 years · 48 lbsWCAC, Wake County
    
-   ![Flower Child, Terrier, American Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/carteret-county-humane-society/TSNC-A-14921-1b72445b29.webp) · [Flower Child (opens Carteret Humane's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/TSNC-A-14921) · [Terrier, American Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 1 yearCarteret Humane, Carteret CountyAt the shelter 4 months
    
-   ![Cookie, American Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/charlotte-mecklenburg-animal-care-and-control/A1201742-0a50097eec.webp) · [Cookie (opens CMPD Animal Care's profile in a new tab)](https://24petconnect.com/CLTAdopt/Details/CHRL/A1201742) · [American Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 4 years · 49 lbsCMPD Animal Care, Mecklenburg CountyAt the shelter 3 months
    
-   ![Coaley, Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/edgecombe-county-animal-shelter/49462025-253f5cde52.webp) · [Coaley (opens Edgecombe County Animal Shelter's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49462025-tarboro-north-carolina-pit-bull-terrier) · [Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)FemaleEdgecombe County Animal Shelter, Edgecombe County
    
-   ![Cleo, American Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/iredell-county-animal-services/49606864-b118b3f436.webp) · [Cleo (opens Iredell Animal Services's profile in a new tab)](https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/49606864-statesville-north-carolina-american-pit-bull-terrier) · [American Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 1 yearIredell Animal Services, Iredell County
    
-   ![MYA, Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/charlotte-mecklenburg-animal-care-and-control/A1259659-499b20cb06.webp) · [MYA (opens CMPD Animal Care's profile in a new tab)](https://24petconnect.com/CLTAdopt/Details/CHRL/A1259659) · [Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 4 years · 52 lbsCMPD Animal Care, Mecklenburg CountyAt the shelter 7 months
    
-   ![Halo, Terrier, Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/guilford-county-animal-services/GCAS-A-49835-ca2d8bc2af.webp) · [Halo (opens GCAS's profile in a new tab)](https://new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/GCAS-A-49835) · [Terrier, Pit Bull](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Female · 2 yearsGCAS, Guilford CountyAt the shelter 2 months
    
-   ![Peanut, Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/charlotte-mecklenburg-animal-care-and-control/A1270416-0f0a014a02.webp) · [Peanut (opens CMPD Animal Care's profile in a new tab)](https://24petconnect.com/CLTAdopt/Details/CHRL/A1270416) · [Pit Bull Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Male · 1 year, 1 month · 38 lbsCMPD Animal Care, Mecklenburg CountyAt the shelter 47 days
    
-   ![Onyx, American Staffordshire Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/photos/wake-county-animal-center/273000-9c3dfe5dfd.webp) · [Onyx (opens WCAC's profile in a new tab)](https://pets.wake.gov/adopt/273000) · [American Staffordshire Terrier](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/pit-bull-type/)Male · 1 years · 50 lbsWCAC, Wake County
    

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Listings from 348 North Carolina shelters and rescues, checked October 17, 2026. Each pet links to its shelter, and the full list is on [shelters and rescues](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/shelters/). Pets are adopted every day, so a pet shown here may already have found a home.

## What the list shows today

The 1,187 pit bull type dogs on the list today are spread across 64 counties; the most are listed in Wake County (209), Mecklenburg County (162) and Guilford County (66). About 35% are listed by rescues and 65% by public and nonprofit shelters, and about 36% live in foster homes rather than at a shelter, so a visit may need an appointment. Of the 968 with an age listed, the typical (median) age is about 2 years. One is already marked adoption pending.

From the shelter and rescue listings NC Pet Project read on October 17, 2026. Each shelter sets its own labels, ages and foster status.

## About pit bull type dogs

Pit bull is not a recognized breed. It is a loose term for dogs descended from the American Staffordshire terrier and the Staffordshire bull terrier, and shelters label these dogs many ways. Shelter staff often guess breed from looks alone, and a University of Florida study found they often mislabel dogs as pit bulls.

Breed labels come from each shelter. They are a staff member's best guess from a pet's looks, not a DNA test, so a pet listed here may be a different mix, and a pet of this breed may be listed under another label.

Before you adopt, read our guides to [adopting versus buying a dog in NC](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt-vs-buy-dog-nc/) and [when to spay or neuter a dog by size](https://ncpetproject.org/spay-neuter-timing/).

Source: [University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine: shelter workers often mislabel dogs as pit bulls](https://veterinarypage.vetmed.ufl.edu/2016/02/17/dna-studies-reveal-that-shelter-workers-often-mislabel-dogs-as-pit-bulls/), [Best Friends Animal Society: Pit bull myths and facts](https://bestfriends.org/pet-care-resources/pit-bull-myths-and-facts).

## NC rescues for pit bull type dogs

-   ![Charley's K-9 Rescue logo](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/logos/rescue-charleys-k-9-rescue.webp)
    
    [Charley's K-9 Rescue](https://www.charleysk9rescue.com/)Serves the Triangle and North Carolina
    
-   [Pits and Giggles Rescue](https://www.pitsandgigglesrescue.org/)Based in Charlotte
    

We checked each rescue's own page on or before October 17, 2026. Contact a rescue directly about the pets it has and how it adopts. Logos belong to their organizations and are shown to identify them; ask us and we'll remove one.

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## Other breeds

-   [Labrador retrievers 542](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/labrador-retriever/)
-   [Hounds and coonhounds 455](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/hound-and-coonhound/)
-   [Terriers 429](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/terrier/)
-   [Chihuahuas 202](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/chihuahua/)
-   [Boxers 196](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/boxer/)
-   [German shepherds 191](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/german-shepherd/)
-   [Puppies 1,068](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/puppies/)
-   [Senior dogs 301](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/senior-dogs/)
-   [All dogs](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/dogs/)
-   [All breeds and ages](https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/breeds/)

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NC Pet Project works to end pet overpopulation in North Carolina through low-cost spay/neuter and better laws, and lists adoptable pets from North Carolina shelters and rescues in one daily-updated place. Low-cost help by ZIP code: https://ncpetproject.org/get-help/ . Adoptable pets: https://ncpetproject.org/adopt/ . Contact: info@ncpetproject.org