Love, affection, socializing. I have hugged, pet, scratched, a Dobe or two that were pure sweethearts.
I have also came too close to a dude with two of them on chains, both growling and baring their teeth at me. It was also a Dobe that tried to chew a family members tiny-child head off.
I've said this before, any animal can be made nasty, that trait comes from the human end of the leash.
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