With my RB collies, people were never really afraid of Cody, but were sometimes fearful or uneasy of Willie, I guess because of his black coloring. I will never understand why so many people feel that a black dog = dangerous.

Now with Tasha and Tommy... amazingly a lot of kids seem drawn to Tasha for some reason. I always thought they'd be more interested in Tommy, since goldens are common, in a lot of TV movies and shows, etc. Maybe it's because he's so big, he dwarfs little kids. Unfortunately, Tasha is the one more likely to growl or snap if she feels cornered or pushed, so I try to just keep her away from children, I'd not want to take any chances of something happening.