[Teresa Ford]

[QUOTE=maci_mace;3754659]I'm sorry but if a dog is willing to turn and bite a person, no matter what the situation is, to me there is something very wrong with the dog behavior wise, and that kind of action is completely behavior.

I would put any dog to sleep that bit my child, OR send it off to a breed specific rescue with a trainer/behaviourist on staff. I would not keep that dog in my home. IMHO.
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I do understand. I think the missing factor is deliberate bite, Or deliberate attack. The child in this post was bitten accidently.
A while ago, I upset many people on a thread. It was when a Lab attacked and killed a smaller dog that lived in his own home as part of his own family . I said the dog should be put down. ( I have studied animal behavior for years. I used to breed, train and compete with Labs. I also worked with pups that would be trained as service dogs . We had a strict criteria that each dog was tested on. I saw all kinds of flashing red warning lights, on the other thread. So I blurted out, I would put that Lab down. I should never have said that, I was not asked for a professional opinion. I was not seeing the events first hand, and had not even met the dogs or owner. I should have simply advised the OP to get professional help ASAP. There is no going back once a dog is put down) Here I do not see this as an attack on the daughter. I would suggest an in home visit from a trainer/ behaviorist. An experienced trainer will be able to see what the trigger is and how to work with the dogs and to stop their fighting.