How to handle persistent dogs

[Peanutgurgle]

We have a 2yr old female. She’s a good girl. Likes a play with other dogs but she dislikes it when persistent male dogs rocket over at her and keep pestering her. She will initially growl and then escalate to teeth baring. She hasn’t ever bitten. I know in a perfect world all dogs would have amazing recall and that this wouldn’t happen but how do you deal with it when it does? Today we had an incident where a big male slipped his lead, it wasn’t the owners fault. She tried to call him back but he wasn’t listening. I could see our dog wasn’t happy with it so called her to me and asked her to sit which she did but he ran straight back at her and continued pestering. I didn’t want to put the lead on as it meant she couldn’t escape the situation but I didn’t know how to help her. Any advice?

m.youtube.com/watch?v=5_xVxOitu8I

this is quite a good video for explaining why this dog feels like it needs to advocate for itself when it feels like the owner isn’t controlling the situation. It might help (not necessarily from a technique pov, but understanding the role an owner can play in making a dog feel like there is someone else in charge of the situation)

I do wish I had the confidence. I dream of doing things like this.