I agree with Patty55. Just take the dogs on lots of walks so your curmudgeonly neighbors can observe that neither you nor your dogs are a threat to the neighborhood. You are allowed to have dogs and are just now moving in, so you deserve some consideration during this chaotic time. You don't owe your neighbors an explanation. The explanation is obvious, you're not yet settled in. I recommend that you not react to your neighbors' orneriness. Just keep being good neighbors yourselves. There is nothing anyone can do to fix miserable nasty people. If you let them get to you, those type of people will look for ways to turn every situation into a fight. If you steadfastly refuse to react, they have no one to fight with.
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