Last night, in the space of a half hour, Chloe and I encountered 3 GSDs, all who wanted to kill her for no particular reason. She didn't even see them until the ferocious barking, growling and lunging began.
Chloe was okay with other (calm) dogs when I got her, but all the dogs around here are so mean, I don't blame her if she is getting reactive. Even then, she doesn't react until the above behavior starts. The owners do nothing to correct their dogs, just stand there holding on with both hands, feet braced while their dogs are lunging, snarling and rearing.
Why do people let their dogs do this? I'm so afraid they'll get loose, since for some reason, many of the people with the biggest and "baddest" dogs are little, skinny, tiny guys who look like a feather would knock them down.
There's no answer to this. I just had to rant about it.