I have no fear that my girls would protect me, Brian, our house, and anybody else they're close to! They've proved this to Brian and I time and time again.

First, before we got Destiny, Brian come in late one night because of duty and Dakota stood him off at the door growling and barking until she could see him and hear his voice. Then, after we got Destiny, he came home from working night shift one night and they both pulled the same thing. Even at him mothers house, while I was there alone, they let his mom come in the door. A few minutes later when her boyfriend tried to enter, Dakota let him reach the door, but as soon as he turned to close the door, she started growling and barking while Destiny sat by my side. They did not want that man in that house while Brian's mom and I were there alone! With reassurance from his mom and I, she backed off, but she wasn't letting her guard down until Brian got back. Then, just 2 weeks ago Brian walked into our spare room to get one of his shirts out of the closet while Dakota and Destiny were sleeping on the loveseat and I was just waking up in bed. They didn't see him go in, but saw him come out with the shirt over his head (couldn't quite see the head) so Destiny growled, Dakota barked, and they both lunged off the loveseat toward him until they realize it was him. Of course, Destiny went sliding trying to hit her breaks, but nobody got her. Scared Brian though, he thought he was going to get messed up pretty bad by our own dogs (good thing they stop as soon as they hear or see that it's us they're about to attack)!

Dakota has tried to defend Brian a few times when people are stupid out in public too. There have been 1 or 2 times that people have approached Brian and been really mean for no reason and Dakota doesn't like it at all. Brian told me that she wanted to go after one guy once because he cut Brian off and then followed him to Petsmart and got out of his vehicle and yelled at Brian and tried to complain about Dakota barking at him. Well, duh, you pulled up, got out of your car, and started yelling at and threatening that dogs owner. What did you think the dog was going to do? Lick you!

The good thing is that our girls definately know the difference of playing around and somebody really threatening us. They are friendly as can be to most people. Brian and I can play fight all we want without the girls jumping in. I can even try to get them to get him, say ouch, do anything I want to try to get them to think I'm serious and they won't do it. They know the difference. We can even be this way with neighbors too and they know the difference. It's only people that they know we are truly threatened by that they try to stand up and do what they feel they need to! It makes me so proud, I've got friendly dogs that will defend me if I need them to and they know when that is!