No, you're not too polite, you just have a good heart. You had a difficult situation. If it was just anyone, it would be easier to tell her no, you don't let people hold her and take her back immediately. But you had sympathy for the woman because she told you she had lost hers. So, you let her get by with what really was rude and presumptuous behavior. It was a no win situation once she just took Layla from your arms.
I never understand people doing that. I always ask even to pet someone else's dog, unless they have let them come right up in my face, or jump on me as many a large dog has. Then I might pet them as I am trying to tactfully get them off me. But to come up to someone holding their dog and just pet them seems too familiar for a stranger. I really hated it when strangers would come put their hands on my human babies too. Absolute strangers would just come tickle their cheeks, hold their hands, a couple of times even plant kisses on them! I really did not like that. |