I think this is different depending on every person. First I like to take my girl everywhere I can. She really enjoys it and understands when I am getting ready to go somewhere. She also expects to go every time and how could I leave her behind? I remember when I was a child and wanted to go somewhere and was left behind it really sucked. I also its a great way to socialize a dog and expose it not so common thing it otherwise would be affraid of. As far as going out to show of , some people believe it or not don't like this breed, others can careless and some may not even like pets period. For those who like to show off its fine by me if your are proud of the upkeep your pet has and how well taken care of it is you as the owner and caretaker deserve all the attention and recognition you can get as not many pet owners take it seriously and care for their dogs as meticulously as others do so the show-off part is justified to me and everyone does whatever rocks their boat.
