Trust with your dog works like a bank account, where small daily interactions are either deposits or withdrawals, and consistency matters more than grand gestures. Here’s a breakdown of common withdrawals (removing choice, being unpredictable, using force) and deposits (honoring escape, honesty, meeting needs), with concrete examples. Using a real day-in-the-life ledger, you’ll see how even rough patches don’t erase a trust account built over time — plus a framework for rebuilding security after hard weeks.
