As the owner of an extremely dog aggressive dog, I'll chime in here. I can control Kayleigh just fine, but I can't guarentee that if a loose dog comes running up to her. So yup, I yell at the owner to control their dog. Around here if your dog isn't under voice control, it can't be off leash. If your dog continues to harass Kayleigh, I let the owner know that she's dog aggressive and if they don't control their dog NOW I am dropping her leash. I can not stand it when people respond with "oh, he's friendly, he just wants to say hi". Well, Kayleigh is a 120 pounds of wolf hybrid and she don't want to say hi! Given half a chance she'll do major damage to another dog.

Just to clarify--I would never actually drop the leash and let Kayleigh fight. In all likelihood, she's the dog who end up declared dangerous and be killed. Our local animal control by-law states that any dog involved in a fight can be declared dangerous, seized and euthanized. Kayleigh is not dangerous. She is not dangerous, she's just fussy about her doggy pals. A dog who approaches her appropriately, who doesn't challenge her and who is male, will likely not get her going. She's a doll with people and would never hurt even the smallest child.

I go to great lengths to protect Kayleigh from herself and to protect other dogs from her. I rarely walk her anywhere where we are likely to see other dogs. I recognize that Kayleigh is a special needs dog and I do my uptmost to meet those needs. It's one of my pet peeves when other dog owners can't be bothered to control their pets just because they are a little off the beaten track.

If your dogs were under voice control and immediately returned to you when you called them, then the other woman was in the wrong. If your dogs aren't under voice control, they shouldn't be off leash.