I actually like Segal, though there’s no doubt he plays the tough guy image for all that it’s worth.
I realized how much he overplayed it several years back when I read that whenever his Doberman got too noisy in the yard, he would go out, stick his face right up to the dog’s snarling mouth and yell, “Shut up.”
I was impressed until I got a Dobie of my own. I then learned that he could have grabbed the dog in a choke hold and tossed him to the ground, and it wouldn’t have reacted in any other way than to wag its tale, or stare up in bemusement. I came to realize that Dobies are almost incapable of harming their owners. Their sense of loyalty is beyond anything most people will ever have the joy of witnessing.
Not to drag this out, but when my Baron was about 130 pounds, he got attacked by a feral cat. When the cat took off, I didn’t want him to run it down and kill it, so I tackled Baron from behind and wrestled him to the ground. His reaction? He wagged his tail and wanted to play.
Good choice, Dobies are great! Smart, friendly, playful, affectionate, disciplined (with minimum of proper training), very loyal, not demanding, attached to people, excellent family and therapy dogs.
Good dog!