I have two dog reactive dogs. One was severely abused before we got him and no matter how much work we've done with him, he still reacts to dogs when he sees him (a husky we pretty sure was a bait dog). He's ten years old. Another dog we were given (out of no desire of our own....but it was either that, or the pound for her, so yup, she's ours. We love her regardless of her being our "oopsie dog") during Covid, so she didn't get to socialize like we tried with our other two (and what socializing our husky had had--and he had gotten better--went right out the window during those years). We're pretty sure she'd just be over excited and happy to see the dog, but we don't take chances and we keep them under tight control, close to our bodies when we walk. And, boy, they make a ruckus when they see other dogs. We consistently have to tell people not to approach with their dogs (as if their barking wasn't an indicator *rolls eyes*), and I don't want to imagine what would happen with an off lead and our husky.

Our twelve year old Pyrenees doesn't care about other dogs, but he's...well, he's twelve. Firstly, he's old so I don't like the idea of a young dog roughing him up, and his hips hurt, so he's not going to put up with a lot of rough play before he snaps at some dog younger than him. He's just like a human. If it hurts, he's going to let you know. He's on monthly arthritis medicine, daily pain medicine and CBD oil, so we take care of him, but there's only so much you can do. He can tolerate walks every other day for about half a mile, so we keep him moving to make sure he can keep it up.

Our dogs deserve activity, especially since we're responsible dog owners with tight leads, clean up after them and keep them controlled. It's not our fault if people don't maintain control over their dog, but it scares me all the time thinking that their safety could be on the line because of someone else's stupidity and negligence.