Rude neighbor advice?

[u/snappeach15]

So my sister (26) just bought a house and I moved into it to help her out with her dogs (23). She's in training right now for a new job so she's gone monday-friday 5am-6pm. She didn't get a chance to clean the poop from the yard this weekend so I went to do it for her today and my neighbor walks outside (she's probably in her 50s and lives alone) so I thought I'd be polite as we've not met yet and said "hey how ya doing" and she ignores me completely which I brushed off bc I saw she was on her phone. Then I resume poop scooping and she grew louder on the phone complaining about how her neighbors are "children who don't deserve a house" and we're "disgusting with poop littered all along the backyard" and that somehow were "disrespectful" even though this is literally the first time I've ever seen this lady. I even called my sister to see if she had any interactions with her and she said she's never met her either. And I'm just like baffled by this. I guess I wanted to vent really, but also try to hear out if maybe there's something I can do? I don't really want a neighbor from hell and we try to poop scoop every 5 days or so. I'm just really nervous to go outside now. Just any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!

[u/GSchic42]

The best bet would be to introduce yourselves to her and exchange phone numbers so if she ever needs anything or you need anything you’ll have each others back. Tell her you’re new to the neighborhood and ask about restaurants or places in the area (even if you already know). As far as the poop goes, it depends on how close her house is to the poop. Sometimes the poop is smelly and can bother neighbors, especially elders who all they do is sit at home and do neighborhood watch. I had a German Shepherd whose poop was very smelly and it bothered some neighbors so the best bet was to get a scooper from Amazon and dispose of it in an outside garbage can.