We stopped trying to make him the dog who would want to be petted by anyone and everyone who came over, instead devising a greeting system whereby new
visitors to our home throw treats for him and tell him to sit, or lie down, or do any
number of tricks for his treats, and then essentially ignore him, because he's a border collie
mix, and he doesn't like being fondled by people he doesn't know.
A dynamic will be intiated and fuelled by large
numbers of cosmopolitan
visitors (national and international), the synergy generated by this potent
mix of thought will culminate into one ecstatic celebration.