obviously I am and no wonder so many kids grow up petrified of the world

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Just had a run in with a grandma in the park and I do not handle cnfrontation and I am sat here in tears.
Took puppy (very small border terrier, very well trained) and 4yo dd to the park for a bit of fresh air as feeling a bit down.
Puppy was running round with another dog and dd2, ran over to a toddler, I shouted her and she turned to come back, she didn't jump up or anything but toddler fell over, obviously not good balance skills, so I get puppy and put her on a llead and was heading over to say I am so sorry and give the ladsome money to buy the little girl an ice cream and perhaps let her have a fuss as puppy is very gentle and I didn't want her to be frightened.
lady just laid into me about how puppy should be on a lead and I am disgraceful etc, so I sayt I was about to give you money for an ice cream and apologise but you are rude, puppy is clearly safe I have my own small child, who is upset as woman shouting at her mum and puppy.
So I wlakaed off, got to top of park about 10 mins later (dog still onlead) and looked round and she is still sat cuddling this little girl, she fell very lightly on her bum.
Any2way there is no real point to this as I know you are all going to pile in and tell me IABU and I should keep my dog on a lead at all times and you are probably right.
I have no idea why I get so upset in these situations and wish I could handle confrontation.

I just shout at the dog. "NO!" "DOWN!" "DO NOT JUMP ON ME!", and so on, when a dog jumps through our hedge onto our lawn.... frequently, to chase one of our 3 cats.... or when I'm at the park and one of those friendly dogs comes over. Sorry, I'm not a dog person, was badly scratched by a big black dog when I was 2 (Mum thought I would be scarred by that attack). A good, responsible dog owner gets the dog under control and apologises that the animal is in our garden, or annoying us. Other dog owners of course react differently.

We are talking about a tiny puppy here though.I think all toddlers should be kept on a lead , especially the ones that do not obey all commands at 18 months old .

You should really have your dog on a lead. I am not a dog person at all and would probably react the same way the old granny did purely because I dont like dogs and they scare me. I have a pelvic condition and occasionally I require the use of crutches. While walking through the park on my way to work one day a dog started barking very aggressively coming towards me. I shouted to the owner to keep his dog under control to which he replied 'oh it is probably your crutch setting him off' wtf, so I should chuck my crutch away instead of him putting his dog on a lead.

Dog owners assume that everyone will love their dog because they love their own dog, well surprise surprise, there are actually people out there who do not. That is probably the situation here OP. If there are young children around you should put more effort in restraining your dog

I surprised that a park would not have a 'dogs on lead' rule