We have rehomed a dog, she is 14 month old German Shepherd cross (possibly with Staffy), medium sized. She is lovely and very soppy, good as gold at home and with the children. I am home in the week and walk her on lead with a couple of times a week visiting an enclosed dog play paddock for socialisation. She is not aggressive but likes boisterous play and this seems to have been good at calming her a bit, when we first got her she tried to approach and play with every dog we met. My husband takes her out more at the weekend and today we went together, he let her off lead in an appropriate section of the trust but her recall is not bomb proof when other dogs are around. She approached some other dogs of which 3 were off lead and one on. Two had a little sniff with her and one was barking but told by its owner to lay down and did so. The on lead dog was turned away and shielded by the owner. My dog did not return immediately to us when called, she would come near then skedaddle again and returned to the group of dogs. She wasn’t remotely aggressive but bouncy and obviously not entirely under our control. Nothing was said but I felt we were entirely in the wrong, do I insist she is kept on lead at all times until she becomes more disinterested in other dogs and her recall is solid? I have received lots of conflicting advice from other owners and we are just a few weeks in. She is a lovely dog but I am getting quite anxious, I don’t know how she would react if another dog firmly warned her off. Thank you