you don’t know dogs. the animal was scared yes but the little girl was a part of her pack and the girl allowed the animal to approach she did not chase. if this was an unknown dog and there was know relationship between the girl and the dog that would of been scary and wrong but this dog need something familiar to latch onto and the girl was that.
Kids, certain autistic people and people who have had and loved dogs all their lives have a sense for them. I’m the neighborhood “dog whisperer” myself, if one gets out and they can’t find it, the neighbors come to me. I’m just a big kid, have been accused of being an Aspie (why I have no idea) and have never known a day without at least one dog as far back as I can remember and even before that. A house is not a home without a dog in it, in my opinion.