At the end of every movie, Wyatt gets up and dances. At the end...

At the end of every movie, Wyatt gets up and dances. At the end of “Pirates of the Caribbean,” Wyatt wanted to do a battle-type dance, so I grabbed two ballons and he and I danced and battled using the balloons as weapons. As we reached a furious pace, our dog Lulu jumped down off the couch and got between me and Wyatt—growling at me, a bit unsure.

She defended Wyatt. I’ve always known she saw the boys as her pack. Now, I know she’ll even defend her pack against an “alpha.” I gave her extra love and a treat to assure her we were okay and she was right. Defend your pack, even against an alpha.

Good dog.