You protect what you cannot name. Some bonds are built from vigilance — and yours is unbreakable.
Three quiet signals. None of them about breed. All of them about the way they hold a room.
At the door, at the gate, at the sound you didn't notice yourself. They are listening for something they have been listening for for a thousand years.
Strangers have to be earned. They will decide slowly, and once decided, they will decide forever.
Even in sleep, one ear is angled towards the front of the house. Rest, for them, is negotiated.
1 dog has been told they are a Guardian.