I'm actually the opposite end of that situation. I'll be walking Tasha and when I notice kids are approaching and looking at her with interest, my tendency is to turn with her and walk the other way. That's due to my experience at the Petco with Tash once where a very pushy kid insisted on bending over her to pet her after I told him no, and Tasha, feeling trapped, growled and curled her lip at him, frightening me so much I've never taken her there again. She'd never done anything other than bark at people who came into our yard before that. Approaching young kids that I don't know while the dogs are on a leash makes me nervous (esp with Tasha), because I never know what they might do. Guess you could say I don't worry about other dogs hardly at all, but am wary of little kids unless I know them