I think the ASPCA did a check on me before letting me adopt Penny.
Also I was given a little paper that told me her background. She belonged to a young man who went off to college, and the man’s family did not want Penny. (I can’t IMAGINE anyone not wanting her). I guess it was meant to be, because if they had kept Penny till her Human came home from College, I would never have gotten her!
Que sera, sera! :-)
Pits got a bad reputation because hood rats and white trash wanted mean dogs.
A pit can be turned mean rather quickly so they made the Bad Dog list.
I think shelters in most states are required to do a check whenever a dog on the list is adopted.
The couple that had Penny probably bought into the hype and were scared to keep her.
As you say it worked out good for both of you.