(((jcsierra)))) I'm glad you have an appointment. I, too, have felt just as you so aptly described. My added fears are : my dog is deaf, so unless he smelled them, he might not realize someone was there until too late. (His sniffer is really good though.) and, that he will still remember my ex, and though he protected me at that time, I don't know "which" response he would have to him....

Breathe.