I told a simple story. It wasn't real involved.
I made no comment on the dog's movement; if I had thought it was threatening, I would have said so. If I had thought it was threatening, there would have been a part of the story that said "and I rushed over there and beat the dog."
But I'm not LOOKING for something wrong here; kids poke dogs in the eye (or wherever) and dogs defend themselves.
Now, I have five grandchildren under five; they poke and pull my dogs and cats; when my dogs snap at them or the cats scratch them, should I put the animals to sleep?
"they poke and pull my dogs and cats; when my dogs snap at them or the cats scratch them, should I put the animals to sleep?"
From what I know of dogs, a scratch or snap will not seriously hurt a child. Taking a child's head in its mouth may. It is a much larger act of aggression and quite serious in my opinion.