She was definitely!
When we would come home after a short drive or long trip, she would bound out the car door as soon as it was open and run all around the yard barking all the way!
As if to say, “I’M HOME! YOU’ALL BETTER STAY AWAY!”............
My dogs do the same, they think they own the neighborhood.
Hah, my son has a little Shih Tsu named Cookie and he is about 8 pounds now. Some of his best buddies are big dogs.
I don’t think he sees himself a smaller than them.