'Fluffy' Pit Bull With Long Hair Due to Rare Recessive Gene Stuns Internet. Published Aug 06, 2022 at 8:00 AM EDT Updated Sep 23, 2022 at 8:46 AM EDT. By .

The owner sent off for a dog DNA test with Embark to find out more about the dog's background and why he might have long hair, and to their shock, the results showed Sailor was 100 percent pit bull.

Pit bull adopted after 4 long years at animal shelter. Here's why there are so many like him. Saleen Martin. USA TODAY. The pit bull mix who spent most of his life in a Kentucky animal shelter, ...