I'm SO afraid of my neighbors new pit bull ! Every morning our neighbor lets out the dog - he immediately heads towards MY driveway to get MY newspaper, runs off and tears it to shreds !
Oh wow, letting the dog roam free even when it's so new to the neighborhood? That seems like recipe for disaster. Your poor newspaper..
I'm so glad it was the newspaper and not ME ! I used to go for early morning walks. But not anymore.
Maybe an airhorn or something would spook him off. Dogs tend not to like loud sounds, after all. 