When I walk my dog in our suburban neighborhood, if she poops close to home I pick it up in a bag and set the bag next to the sidewalk.  We walk back the same way, between 30-45 minutes later.  I pick up the bag and dispose of it at home.  If she poops farther way or if we aren't walking back the same way, I carry it with me to dispose of at home.  

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We have been living in this neighborhood less than 6 months.  Dog poop is a problem.  People leave it in others yards and in the middle of the sidewalk.  It seems that one of my neighbors has a problem with my leaving the bag and returning for it.  She has not spoken with me but apparently has spoken to other neighbors about this concern.  In the past two weeks, my husband and I have both been approached by different neighbors and asked it we clean up after our dog or flatly accused of not picking up.  We came home from a walk the other day and found a pile of 10 filled poop bags in our driveway.  Then yesterday, on our VERY, VERY quite street a police officer drove by (I have never seen one in our subdivision) and stopped to ask how my walk was.  I had just retrieved the bag and was heading home.  His gaze linger on the poop bag.  

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Am I the asshole?  Is it wrong to leave the bag and retrieve it not an hour later??  It not that its a big deal to carry it, but with heavy gloves and the leash it is inconvenient and awkward.  I don't think I'm in the wrong but AITA?