I basically offer the back of my hand to any dog that wants to sniff it.
If they seem amenable to petting I go with “safe” back of the head petting and try to gauge their approval rating. Assuming their owner and the dog seem comfortable with it they then get the ol side of the chest patting.
I fuckin love dogs.
Former presidents still have secret service details albeit much smaller ones.
They still know state secrets and need to be protected.
Not saying it’s insurmountable by any means but it’s not like he’s gonna just be sitting around completely unprotected in 4 years.