Just because a dog is nice in one's own home does not make him or her okay to have outside (particularly off leash). Many dog-owners fail to recognize this.
That said, many very nice dogs get less nice in the presence of my dog, because TNG is such a wimp that she gives off "Please Kick My Ass" vibes to everyone, and there are very few dogs that can resist that invitation. So I keep her with me, and when I meet up with other dogs on the trail I ask the owners to call their dogs, and try to explain that it's not THEM, it's HER. Sometimes they get it.
I suspect that if she weighed 20 lbs this would be less of a problem: but she's a 65-lb GSD, and they cannot resist the urge to bully a dog that big once they realize they can get away with it.
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That said, many very nice dogs get less nice in the presence of my dog, because TNG is such a wimp that she gives off "Please Kick My Ass" vibes to everyone, and there are very few dogs that can resist that invitation. So I keep her with me, and when I meet up with other dogs on the trail I ask the owners to call their dogs, and try to explain that it's not THEM, it's HER. Sometimes they get it.
I suspect that if she weighed 20 lbs this would be less of a problem: but she's a 65-lb GSD, and they cannot resist the urge to bully a dog that big once they realize they can get away with it.