The best ignorant story I can remember happening was a few months ago. I had Janus with me at the pet store "Kennel Corner". There was alot of people there. And Janus being his cute adorable little puppy self had all this attention. Then a few (3 or 4) people in wheel chairs showed up, they obviously were mentally or just really physically handicapped. They had some other people with them (not sure what to call them, assistances maybe? They all had the same "work" shirts on.) I saw this as a perfect opportunity to introduce Janus to more people as well as having him close to the wheel chairs. So I asked the "assistances" if it would be ok if Janus met everyone. She then asked me "Won't he bite them?" I started laughing and with a reply "Of course he bites, on bones, his food, and squeeky toys. But the worse part about his mouth is the tongue that's kept inside, he can't hold his licker." Atleast a few people standing around got a chuckle out of it, and yes he did get to meet everyone and gave lots of kisses. He had no prolems with being around the wheel chairs. After they got their turn, they turned their chairs around to move for the next person. Janus didn't freak out, I was so happy!
The last person he met in the group was a little girl (maybe around 11yrs old) who didn't have propper function of her arms, but absalutely insisted to pet him and give him a hug. I had to pick Janus up for her to pet him cause she couldn't quite reach him from her seat belt holding her in her chair. Dispite the fact that Janus was about 55lbs, I squatted next to the girl and held Janus for a good 30 minutes for her. He sat still for the first 20 minutes or so all the while slobbering all over her arm and making her laugh and giggle, then he wanted out of my arms and on her lap, which I wasnt allowing ( he needed a nail trim, and he doesn't belong on anyone's lap). She asked to give him a hug, and I was reluctant cause I remembered reading how dogs don't like hugs, but said yes anyway. So I grabbed at dog bed off the shelf and placed it on her lap and gently placed him on the bed. I thought he was gonna slobber her to death, but nope, he sat perfectly still (you would have thought he was a stuffed animal). She hugged him and told him what a good boy he was, and he sat there for a good 4 minutes, then turned and gave her a ginger little lick on the cheak and started thumping his tail and she started laughing even more.
Her mom thanked me and told me she hasn't seen her daughter laugh and smile like that in almost a year since they had their basset pts. Nothing could have ruined my day from that point on, just knowing how much happiness Janus was able to bring to a little girl and her mom.
Sorry it was a long story, but it was worth the typing to me, hope it was worth the read for you.