Well, I certainly understand how you feel on that one. However, I for one DONT allow anyone that I dont know to hold Meka. Its my dog... period! If asked, I would kindly let them know my dog is still a pup in training & gets too excited with other people.... thats always a good excuse. Or if your a little more blunt like me... you can just say that you dont allow others to hold your pup, but they can pet him all they like.
If you dont tell them, you cant expect them to know. We cant expect others to have the same moral values