I assume something along the lines of:
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Who’s the bestest human? You are! Good boy! 
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The dog weighs 80lb now. Vet says she’s at an ideal weight
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We recently let our 10 month old labradoodle, Audie, walk along side of us around the perimeter of our yard to poop and pee every am/pm. He’s been doing good. Then we’ll throw him a ball or squirrel frisbee thingyin our back yard. There are friendly dogs around us that we rustle up all the time and play with too
One neighbor, nearby, let’s call him Dick, who walks two unfriendly and aggressive dogs, leashed, caught wind of seeing my dog, Audie, this weekend. The aggressive dogs got Audie’s attention. Audie is friendly and ran toward the aggressive dogs. He will do that to every dog, will go and greet all dogs. Dick, owner of the aggressive dogs, then started yelling at my daughter in nonsense tones, I gather. “Get a FlLICKEN FENSE” type stuff. My other neighbor, Russ, who is a wonderful protective guy, was able to get a hold of Audie, and told Hannah to go inside our house, with Audie. Hannah was just listening to Dick spew his nonsense. Hannah said nothing to Dick. But Dick kept berating her and Audie. Dick still spewed to Russ, my cool neighbor, after Hannah and Audie got into the house. Russ just told Dick to leave
I want to have a chat with Dick, along side of the aggressive dogs. If he is that concerned about other dogs then he should keep his dogs in his yard and not bring them toward the entire hood full of friendly dogs. IMO!
I have a sidewalk. That leads to an elementary school. And other kids and parents and dogs walk on it all the time. Audie stayed on my or Russ’ property the entire time. Sidewalk is for everyone/dogs. I get that now
I am a bit heated that he messed with my daughter. So my mind is in total defensive mode. I would appreciate ANY advice.
Ignore him
Keep my dog on a long line
Do not approach him nor his dogs. And when I see them get Audie protected
Or
Confront him, calmly, and tell him to take his own advice and keep the dogs in his own GD fensed in yard
My yard is not fenced (not going to do electric - yuck!)
We are training him to be off leash and listen periodically. When we notice other dogs around we’ll hold him in place.
we play catch in the back yard off leash often. We can say “Audie Wait” and he’ll usually stop in his tracks. He is 10 months old. Very friendly. Trusts anyone.
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I’m confused, I feel like editing this paragraph to add some details would help me understand what went down and allow better advice.
Audie = dog
Hannah = daughter… right?
Was Audie in your yard when this went down?
Is your yard physically fenced, electronically fenced, or unfenced? If unfenced was Audie otherwise restrained? (Such as leash or tether?)
Where was Hannah relative to Audie, property, Neighbor, Neighbor’s dog(s)?
Did Neighbor trespass onto your property?
Did Neighbor’s dog(s) go on your property?
Did Neighbor touch Audie?
Was Audie endangered by Neighbor’s dog(s)?
Were his dogs leashed and not in your yard?
Was your dog in your yard and trained not to leave the yard?
My dog isn’t a fan of other dogs. I keep a wide berth, but it’s super stressful when there are unsecured dogs. People will try to reassure me their dogs are friendly but that’s not the issue.
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Agree with the posts above that there are some important facts missing from the story.
You might look up wording of your leash laws. If your dog got off your property at all, even just barely, you might have violated the leash law.
If this guy was walking his dog partly on your property, you can certainly demand he not tresspass again. If he’s on the street or a public sidewalk he’s within his rights to walk his dog there.
Some dogs are just aggressive, but some are also leash aggressive when meeting an unleashed animal.
Unfortunately being an asshole is generally legal. Yes, you can often respond in similar fashion. Restrict your actions accordingly. It’s certainly appropriate to ask him to address you in the future rather than yelling at your daughter.
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I read your edited post:
Dick was wrong to yell at your daughter, but he’s not wrong to be upset about an unsecured dog approaching his secured ones on a public sidewalk. I won’t walk my dog where I know there are free range dogs, which unfortunately includes a nearby park.
If you talk to Dick you can say your dog is never out alone, has good recall, and you and your daughter know to keep your dog from interacting with his, and if there are issues he can talk directly to you.
Since you mentioned elementary school kids, please be aware some kids are afraid of dogs. One of my kid’s friends is afraid of dogs, like literally trembles when a dog is nearby and will hide, which has made me very aware of not letting my dog approach people when we’re on a walk.
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Hannah, my daughter, hasn’t told me exactly what happened. I am getting most of it from my neighbor Russ.
I am cooled down. I should learn to be able
To keep calm faster. I will do better
I will look up the most strict leash laws and abide by them
I will be better at being a more competent dog owner
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Thanks for adding details. So it sounds like your daughter was playing with the dog off leash in your yard. Absolutely nothing wrong with that, obviously.
Did your dog at any time leave your yard? Does the sidewalk go through the yard?
Assuming that Audie stayed in your yard I’m sure the law is on your side.
If Audie left your yard… assuming there are applicable leash laws then that’s not ok.
If Audie approached Dick and his dogs while they were walking on the sidewalk that runs through your yard that’s probably legal as long as she didn’t hinder their progress or behave menacingly but this is gray area and I’m not sure what the rules are. It’s the sort of thing that might vary by municipality. It could be that only restrained pets are allowed on the sidewalk. That might be a bit of law that’s worth knowing.
Regardless it sounds like Dick did not handle it well. I’m sorry you have a jerk neighbor.
This
I foster rescue dogs. Just bc your dog is friendly, mine may not be. I don’t want either dog getting hurt.
My own dog is small and will look at me for permission to go say hi when we are in the yard and others walk by. But labradoodles can be impulsive and they are bigger dogs. I’d be mad at you too if I was walking my dog by your house on a leash and your dog ran up to us. 
I might even yell at whoever was nearby to control her dog out of sudden panic. No need to be a complete AH about it though.
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I am such a sucker for the dog. She got excited and acted like we were going to go outside to play fetch. I said it’s late and dark out, and I’m tired. She whined, wagged her tail, and had happy feet.
So we’re outside playing fetch now.
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Today I had to put our rescue down. She was a 55-pound mutt a little over 3 years old, but was getting aggressive. Vet was very concerned with the behavior, and even with treatment she was getting worse.
She was going to hurt someone, it was only a matter of time. Trying to find some comfort in knowing that it was taken care of before she bit anyone, and that the other vets in the practice were also in agreement that this was the right decision.
Still hurts though. Ugh
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It’s good dogs don’t care what you say but how you say it, because my dog would think I’m an idiot otherwise. “Who has black fur? Do you know anyone with black fur? Is it you? And you have brown eyes too?”
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If you don’t think I’m an idiot for losing Rock Paper Squirrel, i will withhold judgment on the quality of your repartee. chicken would help, too.
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