Am I the c#%t??

Your the problem I'm afraid. You openly say in your OP that yours will happily go and sniff another dog before going on it's way.
Who are you to decide that's okay?
Some dogs don't like it, some are reactive to strange dogs approaching them.
I have a Dax, he'd attack yours if he came for a friendly sniff because he's nervous through mistreatment from a previous owner. He's on his lead.
He's not a big scary aggressive XL type
I'd shout at you aswell to get your dog on the lead because mine is scared.
Your dog doesn't have the right of way because it's a friendly sniff.
Train your dog to walk on without approaching other dogs and be more aware of your surroundings

She is for her behaviour BUT, I have a Lhasa Apso that's been attacked by 2 other dogs. She hates dogs now and goes in defence mode when she sees one. I absolutely hate when another dog approaches off lead although I never act like that.

Why were you confrontational? She shouted at you. I would have just walked on. There's no reasoning with people when they are like that and there's no benefit to shouting back. You will never feel better about it, only worse.

Report to dog warden then. I had to do similar for a bully XL type dog near my local library and on the bus with me. link

Why would anything be approaching it?

I have 2 dogs. They do NOT approach other dogs! Not unless I have checked its OK with the owner.

No one (people, dogs) should approach people's dogs without checking its OK first.

Aggressive dogs are not going to be aggressive if they're not provoked. Their owners therefore keep them on a lead.

My reading’s fine thankyou.

The quote thing didn’t work and I cannot be arsed to screenshot it.

but it’s about your 7th reply where you say

not sure it was an XL bully but that type.

If you cannot call your dog back so it doesn’t approach other dogs on lead until you’ve established that it’s fine then you are a cock juggling thundercunt.

I honestly find some of the comments astounding, what if it was a small child who we all know can run up to dogs in a split second even with attentive parents. Cue the “my dog aggressive dog would never bite a child” comments. Well no, your dog has been shown to be aggressive so muzzle it in public, why take the risk? A child’s life is more important than your dog’s walking enjoyment and I say that as a committed dog owner.

if your dog goes up to other dogs then you need to keep it on a lead.

the other woman's language was bad but she's pissed off at other dog owners letting their dogs off leads going up to anyone and everyone.

what happens if your dog goes up to a child? not everyone loves dogs. If your dog doesn't do what you say, when you say it, then don't let it off the lead

Now I'm starting to think that other owner had a point. Rude much?

Hmm but why should other people keep their gentle dogs on leads to accommodate your dog that you can't control? Next you'll be asking for kids on leads.

Then train your dog not to go up to other dogs.

Think your dog needs a muzzle then.

Not sure why you posted to ask if you were in the wrong, when you are super resistant to hearing your actual dog owning responsibilities.
I think you were very much in the wrong, you don't have a proper grasp of why to leash your dog and you have no notion of being preemptive. But you completely resist these things just for the sake of being right and "winning".
I'm sure your dog is lovely, if that helps.

No, it definately wasn't you that was the cunt in this scenario.

yes he’s tiny so we are able to. If younger we’d definitely be seeking a behaviourist.

She hasn’t said it wasn’t muzzled. When asked she hasn’t replied.

It sounds like you’re doing sensible things in your case and presumably you would pick him up if an off leash dog approached. Not ideal of course but a safe solution.

Why was a dangerous dog not muzzled in a public place??

Two points here.
If my dog was that aggressive he would be muzzled. What if it was a child.

I have a dog he is nervous reactive but not aggressive per se. Drives me mad the amount of times I've had off leash dogs approach him when he is on a leash. Other owner doesn't even bother to call them back no matter what I say.

Not forgetting the woman and her off leash dog who immediately on seeing my dog someway off (collie mix) zoned in on my dog, on seeing this ahead i put my dog behind me and called to her to get her dog to stay away from mine....she didnt bother, her dog proceeded to attack my dog round my legs , i kicked it, she sauntered over with the infamous words ' he's never done that before'. Makes me so bloody angry.

It’s difficult when it’s an elderly dog and rescue. He is 13 and we got him two years ago but is small and still has loads of life in him. He came to us aggressive with dogs and unable to have a muzzle on for whatever reason, he just snaps. No idea if he was abused or what. I don’t know if a behaviourist would work at his age so we tend to walk him at night and he’s not allowed off the leash. For a younger dog or one you’ve raised from a pup who hasn’t been abused by all means see a behaviourist.

any XL bully type that an owner hasn’t muzzled needs reported, but it’s a case by case situation for other breeds.

I don’t like big, aggressive dog breeds but it sounds like you’re at fault here OP.

It doesn’t matter if you “usually” put your dog on a lead, you shouldn’t be letting it run free where someone can surprise you by suddenly appearing.

You’ve been irresponsible here. She was rude but probably more than a bit frustrated with your inability to keep your dog under control.