Dog snapped at daughters friend.

It sounds like we are in agreement then, persisting with petting a dog who has growled is a bad move. Both you and I must have learned this at some point along our lives, now this family/visitor have done the same.

First time I visited a farm I was told how to approach different animals, direction, movement etc.

First time I visited a warehouse I was told how to approach machinery/forklifts etc.

Good old common sense, I think we probably share that value. Unlike the visitor in the OP who persisted with giving the dog attention.

It boils down to common sense ok. My kids were always taught to be wary of dogs, any dogs whether they were family pets or random dogs they came across.

We have a retriever and you could not get a more docile dog if you tried. He was asleep on the kitchen floor and a visiting child happened to step on his tail. Dog jumped up and growled like i never heard before. i grabbed child to shield him just in case,

He has never done anything like this before or since and that was 8 years ago. He was just taken completely by surprise.

Calls to have dog put down are a bit extreme IMO. Calls to bar the teenager also extreme

Putting animals above humans is also extreme !

There are a lot of irresponsible people out there who think that it is someone else’s responsibility to keep their kids save from any harm. There have been several instances where I have had to tell parents to keep their children away from my dog. The dog had done nothing wrong, but it was the children running over to touch it, often even from behind. Often they had even been encouraged by their parent to “say hello to the doggy”, which is even worse.

My dog has never show any signs of aggression towards a child, but he has been trained to stay clear off kids since he was small. I am not responsible for other people’s children or their well-being and they can get hurt or maimed all they like. My responsibility is towards my dog and that he is not the one who does the causes the hurt. It pisses me off so much when people don’t think that they need to teach their children these basics.

Parents need to be responsible and teach their kids to stay away from dogs absolutely. However dog owners also need to be responsible and realise that their dog may not be the docile pet they think they are - this is the mistake owners often make in thinking that their dogs are perfect and wont harm a fly. Just because you think you trained your dog well doesnt mean they wont misbehave. A dog is a dog after all and can snap without aggravation. I always keep my dog on a lead when out in public. When out walking with my children on beaches and parks we are constantly annoyed by other dogs off lead running over to us jumping up etc - its so irresponsible. The owners are so blind to how their dog is behaving and annoying others.

Im genuinely shocked by some peoples attitude that their dog can do no wrong and that if their dog misbehaves its someone elses fault.

A little brat of a kid shouted abuse at me at traffic lights. Can that child be put down?

For the OP, my guess is the dog is very close to your daughter and simply did not want to "share" her with anyone until they made up their mind 😁, absolutely nothing to worry about, but don't expect dogs to welcome new people with open arms - they need a little time to sniff the person out.