I always tell strangers that Max has rotty & pitt in him, because I don't care what they think. But so far it hasn't stopped anyone from disliking him, they seem to like him more. But Smiths Falls has alot of rotties & pitties in it. their the "in" dog. & as far as I know, not one inncident has happened, involving a mauling. A Bitting yes, but all dogs can do that. My old town just didn't care, if it had fur & 4 legs, it was loved no matter what.