I'm a cat person who enjoys meeting dogs while out walking myself.

One of the silver linings of the black cloud of COVID is that people of all ages, even those without dogs, walk for exercise far more than they did before March 2020.

I do feel sorry for dog-phobic people, however. Peak dog-walking times used to be early morning and late afternoon, but now it's any hour of the day, evening or night when dog and human feel inclined.