First of all consider that people may not be running away from him because they're afraid of HIM. Many dogs are not fans of on leash encounters with strange dogs, period.
Secondly: He's not starved for interaction with strange dogs. He's been taught he should expect to meet and play with every dog he encounters. This is a bad thing. More play dates and play time with dogs is not likely to fix this.
Work on obedience and focus on YOU when you're out on walks. Use treats or toys, and if he gets ramped up do what you need to do to get him out of there. I find teaching the dog to do a u-turn on command and move away is good. General impulse control (leave it and such) will also help.
No dog/dog interaction at all on walks. If you want to do some play with dogs with him, arrange to meet up in a place and way that allows playtime to happen off leash.
On leash? No interaction with dogs. No sniffing, no meeting, no playing, nothing. Rewards for attention on you, play with you, work with you. If he starts losing it, increase distance until he refocuses on you or at least removes attention from the other dogs and reward then.
Secondly: He's not starved for interaction with strange dogs. He's been taught he should expect to meet and play with every dog he encounters. This is a bad thing. More play dates and play time with dogs is not likely to fix this.
Work on obedience and focus on YOU when you're out on walks. Use treats or toys, and if he gets ramped up do what you need to do to get him out of there. I find teaching the dog to do a u-turn on command and move away is good. General impulse control (leave it and such) will also help.
No dog/dog interaction at all on walks. If you want to do some play with dogs with him, arrange to meet up in a place and way that allows playtime to happen off leash.
On leash? No interaction with dogs. No sniffing, no meeting, no playing, nothing. Rewards for attention on you, play with you, work with you. If he starts losing it, increase distance until he refocuses on you or at least removes attention from the other dogs and reward then.