At least nobody will mistake our 20 pound Goldendoodle for a “working dog.” He might lick you to death, though. He’d happily jump into anybody’s arms who said “Nice doggie.”
My mother used to say if you would pet our collie on top of her head, she’d lead you to the family silver. She was that ‘good’ of a guard dog.
However, there was that time when Mom was spanking me and my brother (yep, I’m that old) out in the yard and the collie growled at Mom. Dog was next in line for a whuppin’.