I live in a area where thier is not a lot of jobs so their are a lot of thieves and murderers. My best friends granddad got murdered and robbed and he was 86 and we buried him Sunday.Its a beautiful life here for a outdoorsman if u can afford it..I always say mutts because it keeps the dog thieves at bay and doesn't attract much attention from anyone..And I never crop my dogs ears so if anyone does luck up and find me its not as obvious.But for a small town atmosphere we rank nationally in violent crime..But just giving a different view of why some may say mutts.Lots of dog thieves here.