It's amazing how much comfort and safety dogs can bring with them. When the movie "Blair Witch Project" came out I went to see it with my (now ex-)wife. When we got back home from the theater, I told her I was going to walk to the corner store and get some cigarettes. I normally would take Timber with me and have him wait outside when I went to the store. She was so scared by the movie she stated, "You're not taking Timber with you." On my current sojourn to the northeast, I'm spending a lot of my time in and around NYC, and Ranger is staying with my folks over in western PA. Last month my dad went into the hospital get his gall bladder removed and they ended up admitting him for a few days. I called my mom and told her that if Ranger was too much for her to handle alone, I'd make arrangements to put him in a kennel for a few days. With my dad in the hospital, she was glad just to have him in the house with her.
They do make you feel more secure. When I’m away I know that Max and Sasha (our priss) will defend my girls. On the flip side of it, I suspect that should I come under attack, Max will sit there and laugh at me. Sigh.
Mike