A German Shepherd at the Rosh Hashanah dinner

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Yesterday, was Rosh Hashanah dinner at my mother-in-law's place. There were about 19 people there. There should've have been more but they had prior engagements. As expected, my brother-in-law decided it was a good idea to bring his German Shepherd with him. You shouldn't bring a big dog with you when there is a large crowd of people. Plus, not everyone is okay being around dogs. I am afraid of dogs, mainly big ones. I do not like it when the German Shepherd comes near me. I always tell him to go away and try to move away from him myself. Yesterday, he did something he's never done before—lick my feet. Yuck! I had to wipe them with a napkin. And then he did it again. Turns out his cousin is afraid of dogs as well. She was freaking out when he approached her and more than me. This reminded me of a previous gathering at the apartment where a friend of their family that came over was terrified of dogs and the German Shepherd was there. She would freak out big time when the dog came near her. When she moved to the other side of the room the dog would follow her. The whole night the lady wouldn't leave the couch to go pee as she was afraid the dog would follow her... Yesterday, the dog decided it was a good idea to sniff the food on the table and lick the food on one of the plates. I've never seen him do that before. I would've taken the whole plate off the table and would have trashed everything on the plate just to be safe. However, hubby just removed the few pieces that supposedly the dog licked or even bit into and put the plate back on the table. Now, I am not sure if that's what did it but my brother-in-law decided to take the dog back home. That was a great idea! I did not want that dog around. And his cousin probably didn't want it there either. Plus, he is not allowed to eat food of the table. He only eats dog food. So, it was for the best that he was not there.