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Heck, take them to the hardware store, they usually let pets inside, or the feed store, or the tack store, or the sporting goods store....anyplace that lets dogs in.

Keep a baggie of sliced up hotdogs in your pocket, and when someone wants to pet the dog, make the dog sit, then have the person pet and feed the dog the hotdogs.

Other places...Little League baseball games, or soccer, football...whatever.

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Thank you all, you've gave me some good ideas and good point
wildlands it's something to keep in mind ( about the animals rights
and all that stuff ) And also in Maine most store will not allow animals of any kind in them as most even the hardware stores carry some amount of food supplies making it against state law.

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You do not have to go in, just stand by the front door. Work on the dogs training sit, heal , down. Allow people to come up and great you so the dog gets use to this and thinks it is normal.

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Hi Phil
Can you post some pictures of your puppys? Would like to see what they look like.

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Rusty at 16 months his tail drops like this when someone is around but still holding steady !

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Rusty running back with a pheasant

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Now that is what an Irish setter should look like. Show setters are just Abby Normal.

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Thanks Mite

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I can smell a bird

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Roxie my flushing Setter