My overprotective Prince won't let me answer my own front door if it's dark outside.https://twitter.com/chsommers/status/875480871892992000 …
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Helen Pluckrose Retweeted Christina Sommers
My overprotective Prince won't let me answer my own front door if it's dark outside.https://twitter.com/chsommers/status/875480871892992000 …
Helen Pluckrose added,
He lets Dave answer the door. Doesn't even get off the bed. Doesn't want Lucy to answer it at any time. Gets in front of her.
And his assessment is correct. Dave is more capable of fighting off an intruder than him but he'd do better than Lucy & me.
How does he know this? We're all bigger than him. He doesn't really have a reason to know our comparative strengths. Yet he knows.
Large Labrador. He does seem to think male humans should protect him but he must protect female humans.
He's alert but doesn't get up. The one time he & Dave were attacked by another dog he stood behind Dave. But when D kicked it, he attacked 2
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