Yet another example of dog owners giving the rest of us a bad name
Annoys me intensely to see dogs being left to roam like this, there is no need for it, and if people cant be bothered to exercise their dogs properly, they should not own them in the first place!

Roz, im not sure of your comfort level with dogs, but I would encourage you not to turn and run from a dog, but to stand your ground if you can do so.
Turning can cause the dog to feel it has dominated you, and may decide to make its mark.

A lot of the time playfulness with dogs can easily be misinterpretted as aggression. But we are not all keen or comfortable with dogs, so I fully understand this confusion.

I really do wish the parks would start clamping down now though.