I'm the same mate I don't want any if my dogs arsing around playing with other dogs but he just started being scared of them, even to the point of running in his bed screaming when my mate brought his dog round. Even screaming trying to get away from old dears trying to fuss him on his walk the kind that all dogs love a fuss off. I darent risk him off the lead where we could bump into other dogs as I think he would bolt and not come back, luckily I have a big private site at work to let him run free on.
In general he's not too bad he will sit and wait to be sent for a retrieve and walks