O.P., I'd sell and buy a courtyard villa. Even if that neighbor gave away their dog and never got another one, you are still left with an extremely arrogant jerk neighbor who does not care one bit about private property or rights of others. You'd have to see them behind you all the time, dog or no dog.
Even without a dog, that's exactly the type of jerk who allows their visiting grandchildren to be blasting the stereo in the backyard or lanai at midnight or 7:00 AM. Or if they're toddlers, they'll let them run around punching and kicking their siblings who cry and scream bloody murder nonstop in the yard or in a restaurant. Or if they have a pool, they'll make sure the pump motors jolt you awake at 6:30 a.m. ever day and won't listen when you tell them it's running so loudly that there's something wrong with it. Or they will mow the lawn at 7:00 a.m. twice a week and won't care a bit when you call to say they woke you up every time. We have had or seen scenarios like these, and every time somebody confronts them about their selfish behavior, they are never doing anything wrong and say the one complaining is the mean, terrible person who's a "hater" of dogs, children or migrants hired to mow the grass.
A wall between is the only way you can be assured of not having to see them acting like pompous arses. There are too many nice people and richly enhanced used homes for sale in TV to put up with obnoxious people like that. Find the ones that are kind and volunteer and think about somebody other than themselves.
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