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[quote=Anonymous]I think there is a huge difference between what OP is describing and a seriously aggressive dog, and some of the posters are nuts.  You don't want it to escalate, but with an older dog, if the kid pushes their buttons too hard, they will snap to warn them just as they would warn a puppy who is testing them.  Of course dogs should be trained to behave around children, but a 5 year old is old enough to not push the dog's buttons.  The OP said it didn't break the skin, so it doesn't sound like the kid's life is in mortal peril.  I would certainly re-home a dog that I really felt I could never trust around kids, but this doesn't sound like a situation where the dog is going to seriously harm the kid.

I know that growing up I had cats who were not always on board with the stuff I wanted to do with them as a small child.  They were mostly pretty patient and lovey (and my parents supervised), but they had their breaking points.  I got bits and scratches as a kid, sometimes ones that broke the skin.  Nothing that involved medical attention, but occasionally a band-aid.  What it taught me was not to taunt the cats.  I'm glad my parents didn't get rid of animals for behaving like normal domestic animals.[/quote]

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