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Originally Posted by mrdarcy
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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I like this and Patt55's advice. It sounds like that neighbor was just waiting for something to pounce on, to show her "authority" around the 'hood.
Don't acknowledge they got to you and have you distressed. Don't acknowledge their game, much less play into it.
Just be yourself and be the adult in the situation. But don't give them any ammunition, either.
And show your poop bag in hand so the grouch doesn't call Community Watch complaining of "Intent to not pick up poop".
Those grouches are few in number here.