I usually don't have this problem with Uni when we are out bc she is so loud, I'm sure she is annoying people. (One time at a park we stopped to talk to some people and Uni was barking her head off to keep walking, and some kids from the nearby playground were yelling at her to shut up!) I do however, have this problem at the shop. Moms "window shopping" not paying attention to their kids. Little ones like 4 or 5 yrs old who don't know how to hold a dog, or a 3 yr old (I think about that age) picked up Uni by her front paws. What if Uni was heavier? That would have really hurt her, maybe even dislocate a shoulder. Another one dropped her, but luckily Uni is part cat, so no harm done. But of course the parent is never paying attention to their own kid. And i can't be flat out rude and yell no at them. So I have to be that fake sweetness that I hate and go 'oh no sweetie you can't pick her up like that' to finally get the parents attention so they can go, Hey no don't touch the dog, then they go right back to ignoring their kid.
