AITA For Arguing With My Neighbor About His Dogs.

My 28(f) dog is a 6 month old 31lb puppy. I walk him down a dirt road usually once a day. However, on two occasions three of the neighbors dogs have chased us down the dirt road. The first time, I called the non-emergency number to report out of control dogs. The sherriff talked to them and told me he wasn't going to give them a ticket and they promised they would keep their dogs under control.

That's all I wanted and thought everything was good because we had no issues with the dogs for 2 weeks. Then again today I'm being chased down by 3 dogs. They come out of their yard and try to bite my dog. Two are small and not very physically intimidating the one however, is a large mastiff mix of some kind. So today I went over to the house and talked to the man who owns it. It's his son's dogs and his son is homeless if he doesn't live with his dad. He also insisted the dogs wouldn't hurt me. I am not convinced because they were nipping at me.

I told him I didn't want to call the sheriff this time because I knew he would get a ticket for a second offense (there is a leash ordinance in our township). But, I was firm that this can't happen and the dogs need to be kept leashed or otherwise under control.

I think I might be an A-hole because I'm insisting on walking my dog down the road when I could walk somewhere else. Also, I do feel bad for the Dad when he's just trying to help his kid and I know it really isn't the Dogs fault. On the other hand if they are acting like this with me they could do it to someone else. If a small child or elderly person got nipped or hurt they would be in a lot more trouble than a ticket and me bothering them. Am I overreacting because I'm not hurt? Or was I right to stand up for myself?