Being a Doxen, I've never had issues with Apollo being rude to people that we encounter. That's because he's small (around 20 pounds) so he's probably not as threatening as say, a medium to larger sized 50-lb dog if one were to come barreling down the sidewalk at you. Thus I've never felt the need to really teach him how to engage strangers in public. Also throw in the fact that he's no longer an inquisitive puppy who loves to play and sees everyone through rainbow colored vision, he's well-behaved enough to not require manner lessons.
I think we've all seen dogs who like to jump up on people when they are either excited or curious. This is obviously not something that a well-behaved dog should be allowed to do to strangers (even less acceptable for a mature dog, younger pups get a bit of leeway). Apollo doesn't do this to people purely because of his physical attributes not really allowing him to get above human knees at best.
But when he does get excited - he will jump up and give you a nice, undeniable 'shove' with his two front paws. Trust me, it's enough to throw most people off and surprise them with his force. From time to time, he continues to exhibit brief moments of young puppy energy in his eyes and behavior. I hope he never loses that.
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