i work nights and walk romeo when i get home around 1am. we live in a quiet neighborhood. it's nice to walk around with no cars zipping around and have some quiet time. plus, romeo gets so excited when i come home it calms him down. while on an afternoon day walk a neighbor approached me saying he has a problem with my late night walks. he said when i come by his house his dog gets hyper and starts barking uncontrolably. that romeo's flasher (a little safety flashing light on his harness that's pea sized) and our presence has irritated him for a long time. i explained to him in a calm manner that romeo does not bark and we are just passing by and it's his responsibility to control his own dog. barking is a behavior problem not caused by me, but a lack of training and control. he said he's sick of fancy folks with little dogs buying up the houses around here. i replied your sick of young couples buying old homes spending big money to fix them up in turn raising your property value? he said next time he sees me he's going to let his rather large intimidating dog out the front door to attack us. i've stayed away from his street and him. i figured he's just some emotionally unstable grump taking out his misery on me. yesterday i was at the corner (i don't go by his house anymore-i don't want trouble) and he gave me the finger and gestered for me to go away. i was over a block away. should i report him to the police? what would you do?
