If it's a stranger, I wouldn't want them to pick tia up, but petting is ok with me. I always ask them to hold their hands under her nose first so she can sniff them.
I would like to use the "she bites" line, but who would we be fooling? She is affectionate towards EVERYBODY! Tia can't understand it when we walk by somebody and they DON't want to pet her! At teh dog park I have her on a retractable leash (which I think can be a tad dangerous when she is zipping around or romping with other dogs). I would love to let her go off leash, but she is so friendly that I'm afraid she'll run up to any stranger for kisses and they'll nab her (I know it's not likely, but still) if she is too far away from me to do anything about it.
Maybe I'm an overprotective paranoid mommy to my furbaby...but it all comes out of love!
__________________ Hope in a jar: Where there is hope there can be faith; where there is faith miracles can occur. Liz and Tia |