civilian (non doggers) advice

Everywhere I stop in public out here (we live in a rural area) some stranger feels compelled to start asking me a million questions because they see my dogs/dog box. Then like ya said, they get goin on their cousin's uncles' sister's boyfriend or whoever that does this or that....pretty much like you pegged it. I'm pretty used to it now. You'd think it'd be more of a natural thing out here to where you wouldn't get stopped so often. I don't mind at all talking with folks who are genuinely interested, and who actually listen to your responses when you answer, but I don't care to hear all the other nonsense. Waste of my time and patience. It's not a fad, it's a passion, and for some, a way of life.