Stoney-dogs generally don't react well to people who are scared of them.Are you?Seriously.They pick it up and get defensive.
Taking a few dog treats with you will fix this.Their sense of smell is 100 times better than ours and food wins them over usually-every time(unless theyre awful breeds like pitbulls-which I recommend you stay the hell away from-theyre bred to fight and have never recovered.But I gather they've been banned in Britain and I'm glad.We're trying to get them banned here too.Unredeemable breed I'm afraid)
Anyway-as I said-just an idea.See how you go.
Hope you're doing okay tonight,
Julesxox