For me it's knowing our 3 year old Granddaughter didn't just get a couple of good grandparents when she was born she also got a best friend/loyal security dog. I was quite worried about how my best friend/security dog would fit into the grandchild pitcher and wondered if it would be safest to tie him up whenever the grandchild came over. But 3 years later whenever our granddaughter comes over she is consonantly flanked by a lean mean fighting machine and no person, bear or cougar could hurt that child . Cheers!