Growing up in Philadelphia, PA in heavy traffic, was not a good place for animal pets. When I was a little child we did have a German Shepard that would let me ride a little ways on his back. We were great friends and he was normally very gentle. One day the Lady of the house was in the process of giving me a deserved spanking and the dog saw this and came right through the screen door at her. It scared us a lot, mostly her. The final straw was added when I was walking the dog that some how took issue with some other children and it was all I could do to keep the dog off of them. We were all scared. Bye, Bye old pal, no regrets. I feel sorry for some people that are so completely wraped up in their pets- pointless?
TFF, your animal sounds great.
jjw