Okay, I figured out one small part of it. The guy reaches out to pet Otis above his head with his palm down. Otis nipped at him again. I noticed it, and told him to come from below with his palm up toward his neck instead of over to touch his head. It worked. Otis is still very wary of him, but he's getting better. I never would've guess dogs could sense handicaps, but I'm very sure Otis does.
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