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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My dog is 9 and my dd is 5. If my dog feels threatened or gets too anxious she can "snap". She never bites or breaks the skin. My 5 year old and her get along great, but occasionally my dd will taunt her. Today when I was out and they were with out babysitter my dd instigated her and she snapped at her face. It left a barely legible tiny mark. No skin broken. No blood. I'm still upset though. How can I prevent this from happening in the future. I don't want to give my dog away but I don't want this to happen anymore. [/quote]

If the dog is 9 and snaps and the kid is 5 that's 4 years when OP had the dog and no kid.  [b]OP didn't specify what she considers a taunt.[/b]  It could be as simple as the kid picking up a dog toy.    Snappy dog of any age , a 5 year old and a babysitter is a scenario for the locked  crate placed in the master bedroom and a nice nap for the dog.  Close the door and lock it from the inside.   Baby gate a room with an open door crate inside is another option.

We had a lab that was about 5 years older than the youngest child.  She never snapped at any kid [mine, playdates, friends] for her entire life.   She did occasionally softmouth held my hand and lead me to some things she wanted like to go out or get a dog cookie.

My kids were taught to ignore relatives dogs that I/we judged to be unreliable around kids.  OP's dog is unreliable around kids.  So OP don't have the dog lose in the same room unless you are sitting there actively interacting with the child.  I assume at 9 the dog is off asleep or quiet in a corner etc.   [/quote]

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