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My Fletcher does this to kids when he is near me. If my 2 year nephew comes to pet him and he is on my lap he tolerates it for a minute and then will growl, bark and snap. I tell him No repeatedly and if he does it again, I put him in another room for a 'time out' and to calm down. He is possessive of me, but this behavior is not tolerated. My nephew is also a bundle of energy and has the habit of getting in his face so I work with my nephew to not get too close to 'the puppies face' and to not scream around the puppy. (my Fletcher is 6 years old, but my nephew calls him a puppy because he's little). Slowly Fletcher is becoming more tolerant, but it's been almost a year. My Dexter avoids the kids, but if they pick him up, he has endless patience and NEVER growls or snaps. My boys came home with me at 9 weeks old, they are from the same liter, grew up in the same environment, but they have such different personalities. Fletcher is so high strung and Dexter is so mellow.
Allow your girl short periods of time to interact with you and your child and then when she's overwhelmed and snapping, put her in another room for a short time. You have to do it immediately though, while saying something consistent, like I tell Fletcher to Be Nice. Its going slow, but it's getting better.