On the "the bigger they are .." comment ...

Our beloved Great Dane Gracie was very scared at the vet's once she was in the exam room, until Dad put "the wee lassie" (gotta love a Scottish vet!) up on the table, and hid her head in his jacket. Then, the vet could do anything to her! He tested it once by playing with her feet, tickling her tummy, threatening to chop off her tail ... no reaction at all. If she was safe "under" Daddy's jacket then that old vet wasn't even there!