Mom's away from the computer so I'm gonna put my paw to pen, so to speak, about something that irritates her to no end- lack of courtesy

Look... we know that I'm small and cute, but that's not why she chose me.  She chose me for my abilities and portability. To paraphrase Judge Judy, "I'm not working because I'm cute, I'm here because I'm SMART."

It's really getting out of hand and a bit irritating. Allow me to enlighten you on what pisses us off:

While out shopping we have been:

Getting jumped in front of to bring us to screeching halt just so the person can ask some intrusive questions like, what do I do for her, what is her disability, what kind of dog I am or the mother of all questions - "How do you get him to wear them shoes???"

Mom cringes when she hears someone yell, "Lookit the shoes!" because she knows the questions will start.  You may say "so what?  it'll just take a couple minutes".   Trust me, you are NOT the only ones stopping us to ask the same questions we get asked over and over. It's gotten so bad that Mom has actually written a FAQ to hand out.

Oh but that's not enough.  They reach over and pet me.. and I'm wearing my cape to show that I'm working!  When you see a dog wearing a service dog vest, just consider him "hands off "

And by all means, PLEASE don't try to call me over to you or ask if you can see me - I'm WORKING! 

This also goes for kids.  Teach them about service dogs. Do NOT encourage them to go 'pet the puppy'

Then lastly, there are those who want to show us a picture of their dog who they say looks EXACTLY like me.  In the past 3 years we have met only two other Shorkie owners and only one picture even looked like me. It's about as interesting as looking at pictures of someone's' grandkids and listening to how smart they are.