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Hi. Approaching people at the dog park in order to ask for help is sometimes difficult. However, if you go there long enough you can always find someone who would be willing to help. So, my suggestion is - perhaps those people could get their dog to sit while they hold them on the leash and then you could let your dog go up to the leashed dog in his own good time. In that way, after successfully going up to other dogs and sniffing and generally saying hi in a safe manner, and not being overwhelmed or threatened, then your dog might begin to gain confidence and self esteem (look Mom what I can do). Then, once the dogs said hi and got along, they could all go off-leash and perhaps you could walk for a short time with your new friends in order to let the "kids" play. This might take a while, but would be worthwhile in the long run.