It's almost always better to pet a dog under their chin first and if they agree to that they might be okay with petting behind their ears and stuff.
My dog gets a lot of attention but she's got a very nervous temperament around strangers and pretty much anything new. Generally I just tell people she probably won't want to be pet and most of the time that's cool. It's the people who try and force themselves on her that piss me off. Lucky for them she's not at all aggressive or even threatening but jesus people. The dog don't want no petting, she don't want no petting. Leave it already.
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