Mango has enjoyed sitting on the steps to a library, mid-day when parents are bringing their kids to-and-from reading sessions and kid's programs.
IF they seem interested I ask if they would like to pet my young puppy, and tell them that I want her to be socialized to children, and
thank them. They are pleased to have been "helpful" to us !!! Happy faces all around.
98 % of the people we meet tell us how much they love rotts, or knew someone who had a good one, and how happy they are that we are socializing.... most seem to understand that it's the training and socializing that makes a good dog.