Get rid of this dog. My brother had a dog almost the same breed and it bit my niece and she was ok but it did break the skin. Years later when he had children the dog attacked his 3 year old daughter and mauled her face, she had to have major reconstructive surgery and has massive scars. The put the dog down after that, but they didn’t see the signs when it bit the first time.

As a kid there were some dogs that nipped me. Mostly when no one was around. It sucks and I think you should get rid of it. There is something about you loving an animal that is hurting me.

Don’t keep a dog with a biting problem around children. It sucks to get rid of your dog, but it is not worth the risk to your family. Small kids are killed by family dogs all the time. If the dog has drawn blood then the risk is not small.

Get a one-on-one trainer, talk to your vet. Don’t take the internet’s advice beyond this point.

To add to what others said, don’t get a trainer. Get an animal psychologist and follow their instructions. If they recommend a trainer, use that trainer.

Bad trainers can make the situation worse.

Treading on “beyond the scope of internet randos”, imo.

Medical: I hope you’re getting your kiddo properly cared for after these bites. Infection care. Stitches. Whatever. (Not a doctor, talk to a real one)

Legal: varies by location (varies by state if in the US), bites may be reported and the decision may eventually be taken out of your hands. Many have a “one bite” rule where the owner gets one freebie and then any bite after that, they’re liable because they knew their dog was a biter and yet continued to put others at risk. (not a lawyer, do your own research).

Practical: keep your kid and dog separated. Period.

Professional advice: this is where online advice really falls flat bc we’re not experts (even if one claims to be , we could be lying) and we don’t get know your specific dog. Talk to a vet, or ask them for recommendation to a good trainer. Get better training for the dog to where it doesn’t bite kids or decide with professional support that the dog would be better off re-homed. (Not a vet or dog trainer, talk to real ones)

What you can’t do is march along without changing anything, knowing your dog will continue to bite your kid.

This is pretty standard cattle dog behavior. They herd and feel everything with their mouths. My best advice is to try to exercise that herding instinct in your dog to release the need to herd (read bite and nip). My go to with my cow dog is playing soccer, and playing monkey in the middle with a tennis ball. Not only are these great exercise but also mentally stimulating in a way that fulfills the herding instinct in your dog.

Cattle dogs can also be not so social at times. I like to have guests greet my dog with a treat immediately whenever they come over as a sort of tribute and acknowledgement that they are in HIS home. Its also a good positive reinforcement that when people come over you get a treat and make people a good thing rather than scary. This isn’t sure fired though, but combined with exercising their herding instinct could do a lot to keep that unwanted behavior under control.

We had a rescue rottie that was aggressive when we got him. It took years but through controlled exposure to new people, some professional training, and just working through different situations, we got to the point that I was never concerned about him hurting any guests. Maybe he would body a small child because of his size, but never bite.

We currently have a personal trainer coming to help with our husky/pit/German shepherd rescue. She’s a great girl and unless you’re a rabbit, would never hurt you, but she’s very reactive on walks and when people walk by with their dogs. It’s helping a bit, but it’s a marathon, not a sprint.

So my anecdotal advice is to get a private trainer with recommendations and good reviews. Your vet may be able to guide you to someone or perhaps a local shelter or doggy daycare place. My wife volunteers at one of our local shelters and she found someone through networking there who also volunteers her training at said shelter.

In the interim, keep the dog separated from your daughter. Any way you can associate your daughter as a positive thing for your dog is good. Positive reinforcement is king

Get a good dog trainer, re home it or put it down. Any dog can be trained but you may not have it in you to provide the kind of discipline that an old dog like that requires. Especially with so much on your plate already.

Looks like the advice is covered, so let’s talk about your use of the term “boomer” to refer to yourself. You are a millennial, you’re likely too young to have boomer parents.

Cattle dogs gonna cattle dog. I’ve lived with a lovely neurotic heeler. She’d bite me for months while walking around before getting accustomed to me being one of her people. She is not friendly with strangers, dog or human. Small fast loud humans would be a wild card for sure. Very territorial and defensive of her people. Just part of the breed. If the kids grew up around the dog that should be grandfathered in. Otherwise it takes time and care. Mutual respect. Constant supervision and correction.

My expiriance with sheep dogs was that they dont care what sort of animal you are, they will attempt to herd you and it’s crazy how effective they can be with a group of people… So small fast bites, showing teeth or pushing against anyone might be an attempt to push in a given direction.
No idea how bad of an advice this might be, but I’ve once heard that to dominate a dog one way is to (playfully, lightly, but holding them firmly) bite it on the ear. It seemed to have worked with my adolescent absolutely murderous cat. Seems I was accepted as maybe still shit at hunting pray other than cans and treat packs, but strong enough not to be messed with outside of play. As much as I would enjoy hearing your wife’s reaction to you attempting to convince daughters to bite the dog I’ve absolutly no clue if that works with kids, or really at all.

From someone who has only watched videos and TV shows about this and not practiced what im about to preach, take this with a grain of salt.

From what I’ve seen, it’s a dominance issue. They believe that they are in a position to doll out “punishment for transgressions”. They believe that they are alpha or close to it.

Lot of the time it comes down to them not being challenged in other ways. Not enough exercise. This breed loves to work and run, run, run.

My late friend used to have a border mix that was similar. She loved chasing his 4wheelers. And definitely thought that she had some amount of rank over other people. But it did get a bit better after he moved to his last house and she had tons of room to run. And not just run, run for a purpose, to herd the 4 wheeler.

Not sure if this helps at all, but i wish you the best. Really sucks to feel like you may have to pick. Been there, for other reasons.