Motorists and pedestrians shouted insults at Mr Hill, and one bystander called the police fearing he could distract passing traffic.
Two policemen quickly arrived on the scene to arrest him – but struggled to fit his giant white puff of hair in the back of their patrol car.
They eventually succeeded and took Mr Hill to a police station for questioning and he was later released.
A police spokesman said: “A man in wranglers, carrying a weenie dog, was spotted by onlookers and police were called to the scene. Officers talked with the man at the police station and let him go.”