What I Wish More People Understood About Assistance Dogs
As an assistance dog trainer and someone who relies on an assistance dog myself, there are some things I wish more people understood. When people picture an assistance dog, they usually imagine the finished product. A calm dog lying quietly in a café, walking confidently through a supermarket or accompanying their handler on a day out. What they don’t see are the years it took to build that partnership. They don’t see the thousands of hours of training. They don’t see the setbacks, the tears,...
