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That's life. Some folks are miserable all their lives and wish to take it out on others that they feel superior to in some way. Not much you can do about it, so why let it aggravate you further? No matter how you assert yourself, it will just worsen the situation, unless you just let it go. Of course, if you think you might run into that guy again, that would be a different matter. You would need some information on his identification so that you could complain to animal control. I don't think there is any law against calling you a name, so his bad manners and foul mouth is his right to free speech. My problem in this case would be that I would probably get angry and that would make one or both of us have a bad day. Unfortunately, having your hands full with a small animal makes it difficult to properly counsel the guy on his bad conduct. He is just a dog bite away from being jerked into court for his stupid neglect. Advice? Forget about it.