Dogs

The little man always always asks before meeting dogs.  The little woman mostly asks before meeting dogs.  And even that sometimes plays against her.  She has been bit by a dog that an implicit  yes was granted.  The woman smiled at her when she asked.  She bent down to pet the dog and it bit her on her side.  She has been bit by a dog at the beach that was tied up outside a store...right by the door.  There was no avoiding that one. 
For the most part though they have met hundreds and hundreds of dogs and the experience has been positive.  They see a dog and that is all they want to do.....meet the dog. 
Today we were at Walmart (little man's birthday money was burning a hole in his pocket) and there was a person with a labradoodle.  I noticed the service dog patch before they did.  As soon as I said it was a service dog they immediately stopped heading towards it.  They understand that service dogs are working and they leave them alone. 
Of all the things I have taught them, it is the one thing that stands out.  How they interact or not with dogs they come across in public.  One thing right anyway.  And I will take that as a plus in a time that feels like we don't have a lot of positives.