when I had my puppy at 8 weeks of age ,I would let people pet her. Now that she is two(next may) I wounder if i should have told everyone not to pet her. Would this have made her more likely to not trust others people. She will not take notice of people when out for a walk,unless they are makeing a lot of noice. When she mets new people she will say "hi" then move on. As a pup she wanted to meet everyone now she could care less. I want to have a male pup someday and want to know what you all think about the NO PETTING THE PUPPY

Just because people don't pet her, doesn't make her dislike them. It sounds like your female dog is well socialized, confident and stable. If she was to have a bad experience with people and act fearful or aggressive, you'd probably want to do some training in that area, but she sounds content with ignoring them.
I don't let just anybody pet my pups. I don't want them going crazy over other people and think it is play time. I would rather them just ignore other humans and concentrate on me. They way other people handle your puppy and the experiences they have with different people teach them alot and some of it I don't want them learning. I don't let my dogs chew or bite on my hands. If someone comes to pet her and begins teasing and taunting and allowing her to play bite on them, they are sending her the message that it is ok to bite hands. Now what does she understand?
You can ask people "Please don't let him jump or bite..." but some will say "Oh, no it's ok! I don't mind!" and you'll have to tell them "no, you can't pet him then", which gets old real fast!
If someone wants to kneel down and give her a treat with minimal eye contact and move on- great! My dog has had a positive unintimidating experience with another human.

I think the only people that should pet your puppy are people who know how to correctly pet him to your rules. Only expose him to people & situations you can control and know will be positive.

Xena gets petted once and then she walks away or just lays down. She's not real "social" and by that I mean she could take them or leave them. Although some people she just adores. There is a guy at the jewelry store in the mall. When I take her in to say "hi" to a female employee i know, Xena just whines for him and keeps an eye on him wherever he goes in the store, just begging him to come over. He always pets her and she just loves him. Don't know why, because I don't know him from Adam and he doesn't carry a leg of lamb with him, so... Other people "Bah" and y-a-w-n. Alfie adores everybody seeking out love and affection.

On the other hand, I wanted a dog I could take most anywhere and did let, encouraged people to pet to pet her. I know alot of people do not want people petting their dogs which is their perogative, so I can just tell you of my experience.