you have to teach her to not jump you can use no jump/down and then stay...with treats..maybe find a friend to stage as the stranger walking toward you and with high value treats you can work on teaching her (commands) to walk by a stranger instead of to one. I am sure others with much more viable solutions will chime in. with mine I dont use treats but we stop. if there is a dog approaching and they go bark crazy we stop and do not resume until they have stopped barking but obviously that is a bit different from jumping. patience and consistency and practice and you are right always follow your instincts...sounds like he was not just a stranger being nice to me either. Glad you both got away safely.
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