To be contrary: I am not phobia-level afraid of dogs, but I'm not comfortable around them, and I am often afraid when dogs I don't know, say, run up to my garage as I'm getting out of my car (a kind of appallingly regular thing).
But there's a very strong sentiment in the US that everyone loves dogs and their antics, and it can be really hard to be the one party pooper who says that yeah, actually, I do kind of mind if your dogs are bounding around my front door, because even if they're perfectly friendly, there are things like wet noses (I was once in the house of a friend with two big dogs for five minutes, and my jeans were fucking drenched when I left) and a general anxiety around dogs that has never gone away.
I'm not saying your neighbors aren't perfectly cool with the situation. I'm just cautioning others that someone saying, "Oh, sure, it's fine" may be feeling pressure not to be labeled a no-fun dog-hater.
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But there's a very strong sentiment in the US that everyone loves dogs and their antics, and it can be really hard to be the one party pooper who says that yeah, actually, I do kind of mind if your dogs are bounding around my front door, because even if they're perfectly friendly, there are things like wet noses (I was once in the house of a friend with two big dogs for five minutes, and my jeans were fucking drenched when I left) and a general anxiety around dogs that has never gone away.
I'm not saying your neighbors aren't perfectly cool with the situation. I'm just cautioning others that someone saying, "Oh, sure, it's fine" may be feeling pressure not to be labeled a no-fun dog-hater.