They couldn't tell what it was just by looking at it? They are a very recognizable breed!

I thought the reason people point the finger esp. at Rotties and Pitbulls is because they have been historically bred as attack dogs. But I don't think they take into consideration the fact that ANY dog raised improperly can be equally as vicious as a vicious aggressive breed. But I thought I did read somewhere that a Pitbull has the worst bite of any dog because its jaws lock extremely tight...I have to admit they scare me a little... In the town I grew up in a woman's Pitbulls mauled & killed her elderly father while he was home alone

Also, I work for an insurance agency and it's kind of sad because if someone writes any aggressive dog breed onto a homeowner app, even into a 'mix', they automatically want to see a picture of the dog, and if that dog looks close enough to one of those 'aggressive' breeds they can nix the policy. Sometimes they don't, but they can with the snap of their finger. And if the dog is pure bred then there is no way. One company is a little more lenient on German Shepherds, oddly enough.