I actually have the opposite problem!! Duncan is a mixed breed and people often stop and ask what breed he is...I tell them that he is an American Heinz 57 adopted from the shelter and then they try to guess what type of mix he is...I don't mind, it's interesting to hear some of the ideas people come up with...very few people say gordon setter at all. (In fact I can only think of 1 man who had 2 gordons of his own.) One guy said he was probably part "borderline collie" I died laughing at that one!!!!

There was this really snooty man that used to walk his giant schnauzer at a park near my house. Duncan and I would see them there in the mornings. One day, Duncan was off leash and ran over to this dog (on leash) to play and the man FLIPPED out! He yelled at me to get my "lousy mutt away from his $5,000 show dog."
So I proceeded to tell him that Duncan was no mutt, he was a Hovawart imported from Germany, that their are only 20 Hovawarts in the US and that he cost $8,000!!!
I couldn't resist!! He was so rude!! After that, he wanted to talk but I didn't give him the time of day!!