Hi all, this is my first post... I have 2 dogs and a question...

Last night the neighbors across the street were hollering and screaming and shooting of fireworks for quite a while. While one dog had taken shelter in the bathroom as he always does, my other, towards the end of the explosions (by this time unnerved himself) jumped on the bed I was laying in and strattled my upper body (two legs on one side, two on the other---we shaped like a t).

after a couple minutes of this, I checked the clock and he continued to stand there for 8 more minutes as the noise subsided. He looked back at me also and stared at me. (I swear he could win any stare down) like he was making sure I was alright.
I trully felt "guarded" .....I couldn't believe his behavior. Haven't been able to think about anything else since.

What did it mean? Do you think he was really trying to protect me?