I met a dog-stoat yesterday, big bark little dog but it *seemed* like it wanted to rip my face off and the owner did nothing. Appearances are finely layered. A little dog still has teeth enough to rip, if it so wants to. If the dog had been massive and I felt in grave danger I would have said, Leash your Beast. But I just stood there, waiting for her to get her little yapper before I booted it like a football. Sorry, I thank you for listening and I love your writing (i almost said brain but that would be too weird for a stranger to say, wouldn't it?)