Our dog is jealous/ growling and nipping at our daughter HELP

About 4 weeks ago we adopted a very shy beagle from our local shelter.
She is between 3 and 5 years old and was picked up as a stray.
We supected she was not good with childern, but our youngest child is a
14 year old teenager. In the eyes of the shelter she is considered an
adult. She is the size of an adult. Infact she is taller then I am.

The first 4 days we had the dog our daughter was away on vacation. She

TaraG...

TaraG...

While I often come across the average joe who *thinks* they can tell the
difference, I rarely that I come across the average Joe that actually *can*-
especially in the contexts Mary is describing above. Its actually one of the
most common errors the average dog owner makes when it comes to their dogs,
IMO....misreading and misunderstanding their dog's body language.

came home all was fine. Molly ( the beagel ) was still adjusting to her
new home.

Molly has bonded with me the most. To the point she whines, when I
leave her. I understand this I am her main caregiver. She is also
starting to bond with my husband.

Our daughter is another story. The more comfortable Molly gets here,
the more aggressive she becomes towards our daughter.

Lastnight our daughter sat next to me on the couch and Molly who was on
the floor under the table nipped at her. I watch a alot of the show The
dog Whisper, so I did the hand movement and made the noise Ceasar makes

Mary Healey...

Oh, Jack? That's your cue.

Handsome Jack Morrison...

[...]

My cue for what, Ms. Healey?

You seem to be handling this one just fine.

Carry on!

on the show.

Molly still growled a few times. I repeated both jesters. That wasn't
working so I picked Molly up and sat her between my daughter and myself
on the couch. Both of us started petting her and she was fine. Now I'm
wondering if that didn't reward her bad behavior?

Mary Healey...

I'm thinking that Molly did a very good job training you.

Being a teen our daughter is not home that often. At least not enough
to take over Molly's care. Between, school, activities and friends our
daughter is gone from the house alot.

Both my husband and I work from home, so Molly spends her days in my
office with me. Usually laying under or near my desk. I have also
noticed that my daughter can sit at my desk with Molly right there
with no problem if I am not in the room. Once I enter the room the
growling begins.

She does not sleep with me and she is usually not aloud on the
furniture. So I don't think I am babying her.

Mary Healey...

Molly misbehaves, continues to misbehave after you attempted to correct
her, and then you give her an extra special treat by putting her on the
sofa?

I'm at a complete lose at how to get Molly to accept her place in this
family.

Mary Healey...

From what you've written, it's not a pack position thing so much as a
resource guarding thing. The resource is you.

"Mine!" by Jean Donaldson ($12.95 from Dogwise) is an often recommended
reference for dealing with a resource-guarding dog. You might start
there (see C.4. Owner Guarding, p. 11), combined with some regular
obedience classes to enhance communications, and start looking around
for someone local who is both qualified and able to provide expert,
hands-on help.

Any advice would be helpful