When I was working with my dog to prepare for the Delta Society Therapy Dog test, I bought an inexpensive orange vest that had "IN TRAINING" stitched on it. Even though Rhino is very friendly & gentle, there were situations/places in which I wanted to ward off unsolicited petting and keep him focused on me. It worked like a charm and I never had anyone touch him without asking. I understand you don't want to contribute to the misperceptions of Rotties but if you explain you are training, most people should respect that without thinking your dog is a menace. And yes, sometimes you will probably have to be very firm and risk being seen as "rude" by a few people who don't understand what you are doing. Just let it roll off your back - you're doing the right thing.
Learning certain commands in German and speaking them very loudly such as "nein" and "lass es". Usually the site of my huge Rottie and me speaking in German deter people if they don't want to listen to me
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I like the infectious idea!
I have to take the public transit sometimes with my Doberman who doesn't love strangers touching him, I always muzzle him for safety, however i also taught him "legs" which means come sit between my legs this way i can control his head very easily, he also "heels" and moves around in between my legs. like somebody said earlier people are reluctant to pet a dog stuffed squarely between your legs, and the Hannibal Lecter mask helps.
Last time i was on the bus a kid broke away from her mom bolted up behind me and started grabbing my dog, the mom started screaming at the kid, the kid fell over on directly in front of my dog and started crying. About the worst case scenario in my books. The legs command allowed me to keep him stable and move around the kid. I would hate to see what might have happened if i wasn't anal retentive about having controls on my dog.
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