Train Positive Dog!

https://wyeastblog.org/2025/03/03/to-leash-or-not-to-leash-hiking-with-dogs/

is a link to an excellent blog about hiking with dogs. Wyeast Blog is about the Mt. Hood National Forest area, this blog says all you need to know about why your dog should be on leash when out on a hike. And, it provides some great suggestions for talking to people you encounter with unleashed dogs.

Read it!