Yes and No.....when a dog comes into be groomed, I don't just pet the dog, I take it WITH me on a leash! lol. Dogs are very unpredictable......there's been many dogs go psycho on me, and it's scarey. Normally you can read the body language, and other times they don't give you any warning.

Now dogs with their people on the street, I'll ask if I can pet them...unless the dog is pulling on it's leash sniffing and licking me first lol. I appreciate when people ask if they can pet my dogs. Nebo is unpredictable around strangers...he loves some, and is terrified of others...and it does not help any if somebody just puts their hand on him and startles him.

Now stray/loose dogs.....I'll usually crouch down and call the dog to me. Sometimes it takes some effort, but usually I can get the dog to me and I'll pet it. If the dog is obviously not friendly, I'm not going to even attempt to go up to the dog.

p.s. I HATE it when people leave dogs tied up in front of stores...I don't care if the dog is friendly or not. It's not an intelligent thing to do.