My favorite breed is a German Shepherd, but I like mutts too. We have had several GS and all were the sweetest dogs. I think that dogs take on the personality and attutude of the owners. We inherited one of our grands dogs when her mother moved in an apartment. She is part Chow and ????, Stacie (DGD) had trained her some. They got her from a shelter and think she was abused before. She adores my husband and is so sweet, was excellent with the newest grands. She is getting old now and I am not sure what we will get next. Actually we are all getting old.