A few weeks ago, I got a (golden retriever) puppy who has helped a lot to make things more cosy at home. Very happy I got him! I live in a city centre with a lot of grass beside buildings. There are also quite a few dog parks, some only about a 15-min walk away from here. Since this is a puppy, ofc there were a lot of bathroom breaks, and since I work from home, I really do not mind walking him. Often, I walk him before and after food and play time, so it quickly adds up to 10+ times a day. For this reason (and that he shouldn't be walking long distances yet), I walk the dog right beside the apartment building I live. (Grass is the property of the building. Since I own my apartment, I'm also a partial owner of this grass) On the ground floor, there are also apartments; these have a fenced-in garden that borders the grass beside the building. It is maybe 5 meters wide or so, which is all shared property. Beside the grass, there is a hedge, a normal pedestrian foot path, and a fairly busy city car road. (so there is already people walking by here regularly as well, Im only a couple meters closer). I quite like the area since the dog can't really see all that much more than the hedges since he is much lower to the ground, so there is very little distraction from the potty walk) Most of my neighbours love the dog and call him over to pet, he loves people and gets really excited about it. Unfortunately, also a neighbour who brought up a few times how there are dog parks nearby. We had quite friendly chats actually, but it was clear he didn't like me walking the dog there. Recently, he became aggressive and threatened to file a complaint with what is essentially the HOA. There are no signs saying youre not allowed to walk your dog there and per city rules you are allowed to walk your dog anywhere as long as its leashed and you pick up after the dog (which ofc i do). I do not believe there is anything he can do about this, he disagrees, though and claims I'm not allowed to walk the dog there. I wasn't interested in arguing with him about this and walked away. He yelled after me that he was going to file the complaint. I did not respond. Back inside, I emailed the HOA, explaining the situation and why I'm walking the dog there. I asked how we can solve the issue together. I dont have any desire to be fighting with neighbours, but as far as know I'm well within my right to walk the dog there (imo he acts like its some extension of his garden). I also handed him a printout of the city rules on this when he complained about it again (I barely talked to him other than saying to take it up with the HOA if he wants to take it this way). I dont mind switching to the dog park, when he is able to walk there by himself. But im not gonna carry him there that many times a day. Should the HOA vote to place a no dog walking sign there, that would be enforceable though, and i would absolutely comply with that. But until then, am I the asshole?