Wow I just read this post. That had to be so scary Beth. I'm so glad it wasn't worse. I think people need to take a class to have a big dog. It can be so scary on the street when a big dog is coming close to you. You never know if the person really has control on not.
I hope they catch the guy and give him a big fine and send him to training classes so he can learn to handle a big dog. Sometimes it is so dangerious out there......