[Icemaster]

What Glen said. Assess each situation individually and trust instincts. I've told owners politely to leash their dog as they approach if the body language is off, most do so.

I did punt a fluffy dust mop dog about 20 feet one time when the owner was too engrossed in talking on the phone and the dog charged. Never had a big dog charge, always seems to be the ones with the Napoleon complexes.