A dovetail joint has 2 advantages over other joints in terms of potential
failure.  The first is the mechanical advantage of the wedging.  The second
is the increased glue surface are.  Sounds like you have lost the mechanical
advantage, but you still have the increased glue surface area working for
you.  

I have seen old dovetail chests with cut nails driven into the pins/tails as
kind of a belt and suspenders approach.  

These are expensive, but look pretty old school when used.

http://store.tremontnail.com/cgi-bin/tremontnail/items?mv_arg=16

I am local to them and have actually been to the factory (really a very
large shed).  It is very loud when the machinery is running.  I have
actually found boxes of the nails at the local ReStore (Habitat for
Humanity).  

Ed O'

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I finished cutting my tails and did my saw cuts for one set of pins and I'm
staring at the boards saying, something's not right here.

Then it dawned on me:  I put the tails on the wrong boards!

Ack.

Micah