A Shout-Out To Parents Who Make Their Kids Ask Permission Before Petting Dogs: Reddit Discussion

How many of you see a cute dog passing by and are immediately drawn towards him? You find yourself getting closer and closer until you are right next to this doggo. As you extend your hand in an attempt to pat just a little bit of this doggo's super impressive coat of awwdorable floof, his owner stops you right there. "Excuse me, I would really appreciate if you consulted me first before petting my dog. He can be very anxious and does not always respond well to strangers." Or maybe doggo responds perfectly friendly to strangers, but still, the owner wants to be consulted before people pet his or her dog. Which is also totally legit. 

And you're like, oh sh*t, he's so right. This brings us to today's viral reddit discussion: "To all the parents who've taught their kids to ask before petting a dog, thank you! Y'all killing' it." The title pretty much says it all, y'all. It's just a basic courtesy. Most of the time the answer will be yes! The honest truth is,no one knows a doggo better than his owner. And you never know how a doggo will respond to your attention! We agreewith OP here and always encourage people to follow this simple courtesy! It goes a long way and dog ownerstruly appreciate it so much. 

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    Smile - Posted by u/AnUnrulyLlama 3 days ago To all the parents who've taught their kids to ask before petting a dog, thank you! Y'all killing' it.
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    Font - It teaches boundaries, and I'm continually impressed with the dog ownership and general responsibility in my area (rural, but 20 miles from an nfl stadium). Dogs are leashed, kids ask if they can pet, and I've had zero encounters with people petting my dog without permission. Thank you -the crazy spaniel lady-ish person
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    "It teaches boundaries, and I'm continually impressed with the dog ownership and general responsibility in my area (rural, but 20 miles from an nfl stadium). Dogs are leashed, kids ask if they can pet, and I've had zero encounters with people petting my dog without permission."

    We need to teach our kids BOUNDARIES. 

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    Font - Dzweshy_redpanda · 3 days ago I once had a great interaction years ago with a parent and kid who had asked to pet my dog. And I told her that my dog is generally friendly but is usually kind of nervous meeting new people. And the dog didn't snip at her but started baring her teeth, and the parent used this as a moment to explain to her kid that it was a sign the dog didn't want to be pet and I really appreciated it because that really made it still a positive interaction for all involved
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    "And the dog didn't snip at her but started baring her teeth, and the parent used this as a moment to explain to her kid that it was a sign the dog didn't want to be pet and I really appreciated it because that really made it still a positive interaction for all involved." 

    We hear you, Dzweshy. That sounds like a wonderful exchange. 

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    Font - ImportanceNew4632 · 3 days ago My dog loves pets but when someone asks if they can pet him I always ask my dog if he wants pets today. I know he would say yes if he could but I think it shows people it's not just up to the owner but the dog as well. I also prefer that he sit or lay down before kids come near him because he's 150 lbs. He wouldn't hurt a fly on purpose but a head turn could take out a little one.
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    Human body - MarathonerMeg · 3 days ago I always ask my dog if he'd like to say hi as well! Most of the time he takes that as his cue to approach someone that wants to pet him.
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    Font - Hailsp · 3 days ago That's awesome! I have a 4.5 month old puppy and we are practicing walking. We encountered a group of about six kids, and I knew we were going to struggle to get past them. One of the girls about 10 ran up and asked if she could pet my dog. I said yes but please wait until she sits and if she jumps stop petting her. It honestly probably took 5 min for her to sit, and those kids waited so patiently (the girl who asked did tell some of the younger kids to wait). I was ho
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    Font - shortnsweet33 · 3 days ago Yes agreed! Was at a brewery out on the back deck having drinks and dinner with my boyfriend and my dog the other week and she was just laying down on her towel chewing on a chew and just chilling. A family came out onto the deck and four small kids came running out and jumping and very energetic! My dog sat up and looked and her ears went up and she looked at me. Kids are all "look a doggie!" And the mom goes "I see the doggie, looks like she's enjoying her din
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    Human body - Strugglingtocope13 · 3 days ago That's one thing I taught my kids from when they were little. We call them doggy manners. When there was a dog who didn't want pets we talked about how we don't want strangers touching us either!
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    Font - sarahaflijk · 3 days ago · edited 1 day ago Shout out to my favorite neighbor, the little girl in the princess costumes who always asks "Cai pet?! Cai pet?!" She has some other very cute communications too; for example, I've learned that a silently outstretched hand means "Put your dog's treats here so I can give her some." But no matter how well she knows us, she never stops asking "Cai pet?" first. Never change, you tiny, overdressed angel!
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    Font - PreviousDifficulty · 4 days ago One tip for parents of young kids: teach your kids that they have to get permission from BOTH you AND the dog owner. I had an incident when my son was about 5 where he asked permission to pet, owner gave permission, then my son approached calmly to let dog sniff hand, but then the dog put its ears back and backed away a bit. The owner said, "oh yeah, he doesn't really like kids." So now I make my kids get permission from both me and the owner, until they ar
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