What adults should do or not do when around a Service Dog In our children’s book, Piki Goes to College, Joan and I tell children about Service Dog training and how to behave around Service dogs. As adults, we don’t expect that you are going to pet the Service Dog without asking permission or make quick moves or loud noises, but you may want to ask the dog’s name. Please don’t, for the same reason we told the kids…it distracts us