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[quote=Anonymous]We have an English Yellow Lab and an English Chocolate Lab.  Both are 90+ pounds and extremely friendly, but we operate under the model that all other dogs (the exceptions being dogs that we've previously meet and are aware of the temperaments) do not know that our dogs are friendly, and since they're big we know that they can intimidate smaller dogs or people who aren't dog lovers.

Because of this, our dogs are ALWAYS leashed for their safety when we're out in public.  They are well trained and have great recall but there are so many poorly trained, aggressive dogs out there, we don't want to take any chances, and we realize that we have responsibilities as dog owners.

The only time they go off leash is when they swim, which we do often since they both love it, but we're always aware of our surroundings and other people or dogs nearby.

We had an interaction with a large GSD a few years ago in the water that made us realize that there's no way to control the actions of other people and other dogs, so the safest thing we can do is control our dogs.

OP, just because you own a Golden Retriever who "wouldn't hurt a fly" doesn't mean that there's no risk associated with letting it go off leash in an informal dog run.  Our incident with a moody GSD a few years ago occurred in what sounds like a similar set up.  The unleashed GSD approached our dogs when they were swimming in a park pond and started growling and snapping at them.  The owner came up to the waters edge and she acted as if this was nothing for us to be concerned about and  settled right down on the shore presumably so her GSD could swim with our dogs for awhile.  Safe to say we quickly called our labs out of the water and went on our way.  Some of these owners are completely clueless.  Please don't be one of them, OP.[/quote]

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