[Zoeys mom]

Is it possible the poodle was put off by your neighbor and your dog's behavior? This dog is walking towards you guys, your dogs start to go nuts, so the dog is on the defensive like wth is going on here. He (the dog) stares at you guys probably trying to decide if your dogs are approachable and not trying to be dominant at all. The growling from this other dog could totally be because the messages the other dogs were sending him were not so welcoming so he was reacting to a new and different situation.

Sure this dog didn't back down and maybe the poodle wasn't dog friendly either, but honestly if you could stand there for 10 minutes without incident I bet all the dogs were just reacting to seeing other and trying to figure out who the other one was. Also with all of them being leashed aggressive behaviors tend to increase because they are restrained and can not chose to confront or flee from the situation. I would work on teaching the watch command to your dogs so when a strange dog approaches they can focus on you instead of putting out signals that could make another dog leery and reactive However, I am with you with those retractable leashes- I hate when owners give their dogs several feet to confront my dog without asking if my dog is friendly.

 

[Zoeys mom]

I'm just shocked the owner didn't avoid you guys. If I was approaching three barking dogs with one in a headlock I would steer my dogs out of their reach and assume they weren't dog friendly,lol This guy sounds like moron.

I bring treats on walks and wave them from her nose to my face when I want a watch me outdoors with distraction, but I get what your saying- distractions take awhile. I was just trying to point out that any dog who's owner makes them walk into a situation where the dogs in front of them are going nuts they are going to flip too out of defense. Though I don't see a dog pulling their owner as dominant, but more untrained and just rude I would worry about the owner's ability to control the dog as well.