Coco is REAL protective of Ryanne. I get her down and tickle her and when she starts squeeling Coco is groweling and in the middle of it! LOL (psst ... she's really a big CHICKEN) She won't chase a rabbit in our yard, she stands BEHIND me to see what the rabbit is going to do. At camp she growles and barks at the deer until I pitch her out of the car, then she mills around like nothings wrong. I got her at the Humane Society for FREE (Ya' get what ya' pay for! LOL)