Well to be honest I was'nt sure what responce I might get with those pics. I'm glad it's been positive. I know alot of dogs that their owners could not play like this. In my opinion thats because they treat the animal as their animal not their buddy so to speak. I'm also of the opinion that if you dont trust your house dog they likely should'nt be a house dog. I may not trust her with anyone else out of the family, but my dogs will never have a need to hurt me and are not raised to be agressive. So I have zero fear of Kona and she has none of me. If she's done she starts licking me and if I'm done I say enough. She's young so this may lend it's self to her playing more than she should at times. But again, if your pup knows when to stop when told, you stop her before it starts.
I figure you got 3 types of pet owners. 1) Is the folks who dont care about the dog only that the dog does what it should. Be it attack, fight, or just run the yard and bark. 2) Folks who just want a pet. They assume it will listen, lay, and require food and water. 3) Are those that adopt a family member. They have at least a decent idea of what their getting, the personality traits, and the sacrafices of what ever breed they get or think they are getting. And those of us with pound pups and mutts, they know how wide a range them sacrafices may be.
Well we fall in the 3rd. Just as my son knows daddy aint gonna hurt him, so do my dogs. Trust is the key in most any relationship. Again, if you dont trust your house pet, they probly should'nt be a house pet. And as the parent, you draw the line at which the dont cross. Sorry for being long winded