As I’ve mentioned before, when we got there, he went berserker in the back seat when I parked in the lot.
I *almost* didn’t let him out of the car because I *thought* he was having a really uncharacteristically anti-social day, which is not normal for him.
When I opened the car door, then I heard the screaming from the other side of the street.
He KNEW evil was near.
He was roundly loved on and petted and smooched many Trumpers while waiting in line to see the swag.
The dog reacted to evil and heard/felt it waaaay before I had a clue.
He felt safe, he knew you were in no danger so he was cool.
As soon as he heard the screaming he knew this was an ‘’on guard’’ situation. Discordant noise upsets dogs because their hearing is super sensitive. They can hear high and low frequency noise. The vibe those little bastards were emitting made him think you were in danger so he wanted to eliminate it. Dobermans are very good at being aggressive. Certain breeds of dogs have an instinct to protect females and little kids. An Irish setter my family had many years ago was VERY protective of my mother and my two kid sisters.