All these replys are what I wanted to say...mine for some reason try and provoke larger dogs and I know its just their nature....One situation I have in my OWN family is my Dad has a Shiloh Shephard and if anyone knows them, they are the size of a Shetland pony, literally!!!! He for several months would bring the dog to my office or house and I would dash over the furniture to get to Yogi and Bogus and pick them up...once he said,"he won't bite them...lets see how he acts around them bring one of them over to him." I got absolutely furious and said are you joking???? its a 50/50 chance that he will or won't bite them and guess whos the one left with a mauled dead dog...it won't be you!!!! good god!!!!! PPl have no idea how vulnerable these little ones are....when they are the ones standing there with the "big dog"....I could care less about anyones feelings when it comes to their stupidity and my babies safety..I'd rather live alone in the world with my Yorkies lol, than feel like I gotta befreind a bunch of X@$#**