This large dog is a chocolate lab, I think, but he is larger than any lab I have ever seen. I am thinking he may have been out of a lab/st. bernard mix. Not at all friendly and very territorial.
When I was walking up and down the hill, I always walked softly and carried a big stick. When he came charging out I would stop and act like I was ignoring him. I would not move until he went back to his porch.
I figured that if I kept on walking he would think he chased me off, and be even worse. After a few times of this, he started staying on the porch and just watching me.
That’s a smart thing to do. Running would reinforce his prey drive response.