On a more positive note. The consistent dog training is paying off. We were just out for my pre-workout stroll around the neighborhood and a lil growling yapper pug looking thing snuck up on us and ran right up to the 200lb St Bernard, I about poo'd my pants. Luckily, our Bear-Dog was calm and just turned away from the jumping, yapping leashless dog that was all up in his face... I couldn't believe it. A month ago, that lil dog would've been a pre-dinner snack for him. No growling, no barking, no nothing, just turned away and kept looking at me like "will you get this thing away from me? and can we please get the h3ll out of here?" - I'm a very proud doggie-daddy right now. Woof!