“She’s my protector,” Grider said during an interview earlier this year. “I can’t sleep if she’s not here. If I’m tense, she’ll bother me until I calm down.”
I'll grant that this could just be an example of people explaining things in a confusing way that can be misinterpreted, but this worries me. People should not be under the impression that it's OK for a service dog to act protective. Especially in this case, when he's trying to convince city officials that his dog is not a danger to the public!
Yeah, this person's wording could have been better. For example, Pebbles protected me by preventing me from falling while walking or falling walking up/down stairs, but she was not protective or aggressive in behavior. A SD should never show aggression and a dog trained in protection is a disaster waiting to happen.
