[mapetty]

I definitely don't think you are being overprotective. I never let my girl off leash unless we are in our house or my mom's house. I am scared to death that something might happen. She doesn't even get to be loose in our own yard because we have a big black lab that thinks she looks like a great snack. Today at the dog show though, there was a great dane that was the friendliest guy you could have ever met. He just sniffed Summerlin and sat down next to her. I almost died when he walked over to where she was laying, but I had already seen him around and he seemed pretty calm, so I didn't snatch her up right away. She started licking him to death and he just sat there and let her. You never can tel how dogs are going to react to each other - you have to use your best judgement. That's all you can do as a mother.