How does the ignorant public screw up my Assistance Dogs training? A critical concept to be aware of is as Gavin de Becker says: ‘We live in an age of anonymous onetime encounters, and many people have become experts at the art of…’

In my industry, these one-time encounters accumulate over time, and it will take between 3-7 repetitions for complete strangers to ruin all the blood, sweat, tears and money you’ve put into your dog’s training. This is very annoying for pet owners but terrible for those with higher aspirations, such as Detections dogs or Assistance Dogs.