Interesting. It may well have been Hattie's influence then. My two especially Scout are better when the Rottie are between them and anything scary which with my two is most things. This morning we met the 45 degrees Alsatian. I call it that because that's the angle it walks at to its owner as it approaches. It's main aim being to get to us and probably eat us. As we passed my two stuck like glue to my left leg so the Alsatian would get me first but I could just hear a faint little grumble from scout like he was trying to sound brave.