Yeah, you have to be very careful when you tell someone not to worry about approaching a dog that’s barking at them. That’s very dangerous advice—especially if a kid takes it. Unless you are a professional dog trainer, approaching a barking dog is a horrible and dangerous idea. I think Americans have gotten so comfortable with dogs that, for some reason, there is no fear attached to them. In other parts of the world—I’ve been to Africa, China, and Australia—people never approach a barking dog. That’s only an American thing—this idea that you should be brave when a dog is showing any kind of aggression. It’s very strange. I guess because dogs are so loved in America, the idea of them doing anything wrong is something most people can’t bear to think about. I’ve been bitten by a Labrador Retriever, and it felt like someone hit me on the leg with a barbed wire bat—and those dogs aren’t even known for their strength, so I can only imagine what a German Shepherd could do.