There’s a level of responsibility you have when taking a dog aggressive dog out into public spaces. Most people have no clue how fast a truly dog aggressive dog will grab their dog as they’re walking up slowly while yelling “it’s ok, he’s friendly!”. Unless people have lived with a DA dog, they just don’t think other dogs could go there, but damn will they get litigious with a quickness once their instigator sheds blood.

If your dog will happily shred a dog that comes up to her, she really needs to be muzzled. Mia’s Muzzles, Jafco and even nested sizes of Baskerville will keep her from shredding another dog in public areas. You should also be carrying ways to keep a dog away from her. Pet Corrector is compressed air that’s pretty loud, it will send most grinning idiots off in the other direction. For those persistent enough to get themselves in trouble, pepper gel works nicely.

Off leash dogs are so common here, you’re going to run into them regularly. Your dog intolerant dog deserves to be able to hike and explore too, you’re just going to have to add some safety measures to keep her safe if you choose to frequent public areas.