Adding 'Shift - Right Click' as a way to access the dog menu is dumb since it's the exact way you're supposed to pet your dog?

It defaults to opening menu instead of petting my dog, it's dumb.

Please fix, or let me know what I can change so I can pet them.

"Shift + Right Click" is not the way you are supposed to pet your dog in our mod. You might be refering to another mod which is out of our control. To pet your dog properly please consult the FAQ
And before you call us dumb, please check that same FAQ for how to write a proper bug report unlike this one.