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[quote=Anonymous]I own an aggressive dog (given to me because others couldn't keep her safely). You will never feel comfortable with children around your dog. If you can't keep dog and kids separate, if you can't train the children to be cautious of the dog, you can't keep this dog. You will spend all your time worrying about it biting again. I don't care about what breed it is or anything, some dogs just react to things by biting. Other dogs are really relaxed and won't react to stress or surprise by biting. This one sounds like it's not going to be that super relaxed dog- and will probably bite again.

I have a lot of baby gates and my dog has a crate she can retreat to. The older child knows to never antagonize the dog and what that means (don't poke it when it's sleeping, let it retreat to crate if it wants to, be gentle with the dog, if you want to move the dog, ask the dog to "come" or "go to bed" instead of pushing the dog). Younger child is kept 100% separate from dog, as are any other children that visit. If new adults come over, dog is crated or fenced in (until we establish that the adult is okay with the dog and I'm comfortable letting the dog out).

I don't know if you can fix this reaction by training.  I have tried and my dog is well trained.  Training has helped, but when she's "triggered", it can be really fast - so even though she's well trained, I protect people by keeping her on the other side of a gate.  She has never bitten anyone so hard it drew blood. She has never been abused or treated poorly. She has always lived in a loving home. She is NORMALLY an incredibly relaxed animal who has hobbies like "sleeping on the couch" and "getting treats".  But her personality is just one that reacts to certain stressors by snarling, lunging, and snapping. 
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