| Does anyone have any suggestions on how to politely ask people NOT to pet your dog on the head? i was going to make this a separate thread, but it really goes along the lines of the question here so maybe someone can respond?
Soapie is hand shy but will tolerate petting on the head (although she and I would much prefer if people wouldn't do so until SHE is ready)
Buddy is fear aggressive and will react aggressively when anyone new tries to pet him on the head. Buddy is always 100% under my control so I always warn people, he's fear aggressive, please don't pet him on the head. But I wonder, is there a better way to ask people not to pet your dog? I don't want to help feed into the myth that Rottweilers are these terrible aggressive dogs, you know?
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