I'm a lot more protective now than I used to be just because I know mine likes to challenge big dogs thinking he is big. During our walks, I scan miles and miles away. Once during our walk, I spotted a loose Doberman and scoop my little guy up asap and crossed the road calmly and quietly leaving my husband behind lol
. He was like hey what are you doing, where are you going and I was like there is a Doberman right beside you!