The Bond Begins
Before any command or drill, there’s the relationship. This is where the trust that carries a service dog through hard work really starts.
People assume working-dog training is all rigor and repetition. It starts somewhere quieter: trust. Before the first real drill, we spent these weeks just being together — hanging out, playing, learning each other’s signals.
That relationship is the foundation everything else stands on. A dog that trusts his handler will work through fatigue, distraction, and pressure. Formal training ramps up as Arlo approaches two years old — follow along as it happens.
