WE ARE KEEPING HIM!!!

Lizzie-I agree with you, one dog should not be treated as special. I know people who have a small lap dog as their inside dog & a lab or something like it as their outside, never really made much sense to me.

The picture she has of Tip in her signature shows him inside. I am thinking that perhaps if she can train him well her mom will let her start keeping him inside.

The problem with her finding him a new home is there are thousands upon thousands of unwanted pit bulls in the US. They get euthanized like crazy in my town because no one wants to adopt them. If she sends this dog to a city or kill shelter, it will be considered an owner surrender and the dog will be euthanized very quickly. If it is in a no-kill shetler, I have seen pits sit at our no kill shelter for years. It is much more humane for her to keep this dog as an outside dog (again spending most of her day with him) as opposed to it being euthanized or worse, left to live it's life out in a cage. If she is looking to rehome him herself it is going to take a very long time & she is going to have to devote lots & lots of time to ensure the dog gets a good home.
 
A home check is a MUST for pitties as well as checking vet references & maybe even personal references. She will also have to do research to make sure the dog wont be going to a city in which it is banned. Most pit bull lovers are going to try to adopt them from kill shelters. She will also need to get the dog neutered before he goes to his new home and ask an adoption fee so the dog doesnt end up in a labratory..

Pits are impossible to get into a rescue unless this girl can pay a sponsorship fee and find him a foster home. Pit rescues generally just pull from kill shelters or shelters where pits arent adopted out.

I still think she should take loveukaykay up on that offer. If shes willing to give him a new home or at least pick him up and arrange a nice home, I think that would be great.

I am sure that some dogs can live a perfectly happy and safe life outside.... but... it is important to take breed into consideration as well.  If this dog is a pit bull/ pit mix, socialization is incredibly important for them in order to be a happy and stable dog.  Puppy years are crucial for socialization as well.
 
I think that if the other dogs can come inside, then he should be able to as well.  I think that the example of the person that owns the huskies is rare.  Not everyone has the means to have a temperature controlled dog haven with a pool. 
 
I am not saying "Quick, get rid of the dog NOW, do whatever you can, dump it at a shelter..." but if the dog has the potential to be an inside dog, then she should use her best judgement in finding a new home and do it. 

I agree 100% that if luvukay is willing to take the dog, the OP should be more than happy to arrange something with her.
 
It would be best for him to be inside and you are correct about breed as well, pits do need to be inside more than a lot of other dogs. I didnt take that into account.
 
Hopefully she can talk her mom into letting him come inside or talk to loveukay about rehoming him. .
 
 

I hope you don't mind if I throw in my two cents' worth. I have read these posts and it seems to me that Tipper seems to be happy where he is. And it seems like he gets along great with Bogart. And it seems like you love him dearly. That says a whole lot to me.

I grew up with no pets because my mother was allergic and we lived on a busy street, so an outside pet was out of the question. When I got married, my husband had a beagle who lived in the house, slept on the bed and begged at the table at dinnertime (and breakfast, and lunch, and anytime there was food to be had.)

Anyhow, I kicked her out of the bedroom at first. She pouted and did not like it. But I started taking her for walks and got used to living with a dog. Eventually she made her way back onto the bed with us.

The point of my story is that Sheba made her way into my heart and I adjusted to what she had been used to having. I got to the point where I wouldn't have had it any other way. Just because Tipper is an outside dog now does not mean he will stay that way. I would encourage you to keep Tipper for a while and see how things go. Tipper seems to be happy and it is obvious that you are crazy about him. I would hate to see him torn from a situation where he seems to be happy. If you work with him, my guess is that your mom will eventually let him come in the house. She let the other two in, so it seems like she will eventually relent on this one too.

That's JMHO, for what it's worth.

Leigh