I feel badly about this.
I spend a lot of time at my local park with my dog. There is an elderly man (70s) who lives next to the park and is always in there on his own, wanting to pet people's dogs. He lives with a woman - I'm assuming his wife - and still drives, so not completely isolated.
I used to chat to him sometimes and let him pet my dog, but a while back he fed my dog something and she kept dropping it on the floor. It turned out to be a crab stick still in its plastic wrapping. I asked him politely not to feed my dog. He persisted in doing so the next few times I saw him, so I now avoid him. He also told me a story about a dog he once had who died from being over weight and was laughing about it. I also once came home to find our front door step covered in a tin of cat food (it had been emptied out straight onto the step 😐) - don't know for sure that it was him, but can't think who else would have done this?! He knows which house is ours as you can see it from the park.
My DH thinks I'm being a Scrooge and that this man is harmless, possibly wants a dog but can't commit to one, etc. I do totally get this but I don't want to spend any time around him so end up being borderline rude (like turning away when he approaches)
AIBU??