I would also love to add to that -- ask permission first before coming up to a dog and petting it! For children mostly, but adults too. I was recently at a pet event with Jamie and while she is VERY well behaved and tolerant of strangers petting and hugging on her, many many MANY children would just run up to her and hug on her or pet her (some out of nowhere) and the parents didn't even correct them! But many children did ask permission first (and I thanked them for it!). I know that Jamie is fine, but what if she had been a face-shy dog? That child would have been bit, and I would have been the "bad guy"! And not to mention, it's just the polite thing to do.