[Draco]

Thanks for all your responses! It's good to know that my protectiveness is a good thing for Draco.
I've been around tons of dogs, but it never occurred to me to pick them up. And while working in retail, there's always ask before petting a dog that came into any stores. But if they were in a bag or something, I felt uncomfortable getting that close to a stranger to pet their dog, and never asked.
Even at a friends the only way a dog would kinda be picked up by me if I were sitting and they came and were own my lap, but wouldn't try to carry the dog around the house.

This really has helped me feeling more comfortable though, Draco seeks out people's attention and is still working on socializing him, so these were all good to here for when we're in public.