I would love to address this concern, even though it was posted so long ago.
I am a veterinary technician and on my second pit (this one whiter than the first). Both have sensitive skin.
The best thing I have every done that has yielded the best results is
clean living. Eliminate toxins where ever possible. And they are everywhere, so look everywhere. Filter the water, don't use fragrances of any kind (candles, plug ins, perfumes, fabric softeners, cleaning products...), clean food including any people food (i.e. organic strawberries, not frosted mini wheats), and so on and so on. Anything that you can think of, purify it as much as possible. The less contaminates and toxins they have to deal with, the easier it is for them to maintain health. The same principle applies to allergens. reduce the allergens, and they can cope much better.
This may seem extreme until you realize how much it helps you and everyone else in your family. When the illnesses lessen, everyone is so much happier and can really enjoy life.
One other big thing I did was give up on all the medicated shampoos. Not only are the very costly, they don't work for more than a few hours! I now bathe my pets only with Shaklee's Basic H. (If you need a link to get some, just pm me.) That has INSTANTLY relieved every single skin irritation they have ever had and has given them the softest and healthiest skin and coats I've ever seen! The company's sunscreen is also safe enough to use around even fish tanks. So I dab it on my girl's nose and ears before going on our hikes.
Hope that helps you and anyone else reviewing this. I've been so very happy with our results!
Luv4Riley wrote:Well I read on pitbull site that you only had to worry about the ones with the pink noses, but he is light skinned everywhere else. I got him at two months back in July, but he didn't go out much, except for the bathroom, he pretty much just slept all the time for the first two months after I had him. I live in SC so the sun isn't as bad here as say, FL or something. But this will be a concern this summer, esp b/c I take him everywhere I can with me. So do they make like a doggie sunblock or something, or do I just use human? And what if so what kind? (spf, for kids, spray, lotion, etc.)
) and one of the first things a friend told me was that "You just have to keep an eye on them because white pitbulls are prone to skin problems". I wasn't able to find any related topics with the keywords I tried and I was wondering if this is true, and if so, what kind of skin problems? As you can tell he's not albino. With the exception of a few black spots (like dalmation size) on his backend, ears, and belly, he's all white with black eyes and a black nose. It was almost dalmation like in forming too b/c he was solid white as a puppy and they started developing around his 4th month. Its so weird tho cause the spots are black on his skin, but the hair that grows from them is white, never seen that in a dog before. Oh and the inside of his mouth is spotted too! 
) I figured he was good after that, but he continued to cough every so often through out the day. Its like he was a cat hackin up a hairball, cause it always ended with a hard cough and literal 'yak' sound. But its also gotten more congested sounding too as the day wore on. I'm pretty sure that's what the diagnosis will be since my dad's dog is currently on antibiotics treatment and under quarantine at their house. And b/c Riley was there for about 10 min on Sunday, and his dog got diagnosed on Wed I think. But the best part about all this is that I have 3 more dogs besides him, so guess what? yep... 
