My experience with dog owners it that many of them never seem to be able to see your side of the story no matter what. They always seem to want to make you out as the one who is unreasonable.
My wife, like many people has a fear of dogs, even if they are leashed. She will always give them a wide berth when passing them while we are on a walk. She does her part to create a large space between herself and the dog, I just wish (some of) the dog owners would recognize the dynamic that is unfolding and hold their dogs back a bit. You can obviously see that my wife is being overly cautious.
I just think that dog owners need to take into consideration that not everyone dying to try and become friends with their dog.