Paw Stroking

I spoke to this lady who was collecting money for guide dogs for the blind. She was lovely (and of course I gave them lots of money). I asked if I could take their photo but the dog looked so bored and uninterested. I finally got him to look at me but he still looks massively uninterested. I commented on this and she said to me "It's just because I've been holding his paw and stroking it" he was completely preoccupied with the paw stroking it seems.