How long will it take my dog to love my baby?

[DisneyBaby]

Hi all, we have a 2 year old miniature labradoodle Daisy, she has a loving temperament and is super soppy and cuddly. She was literally like our first child for 2 years.
We had our first daughter 6 months ago and for the first 4/5 months Daisy was great with her, gently coming over and sniffing her and licking her, but recently as our daughter has started crawling and grabbing/pinching things, Daisy has taken a disliking to her.
I understand, babies and toddlers are confusing to a dog, and to be fair, our daughter has grabbed her and pinched a couple of times, so Daisy is probably frightened of her hurting her. But just recently our daughter on a couple of occasions has tried to crawl over to Daisy or reach out to her and Daisy has growled. I take this as Daisy warning her to stay away from her, and I worry that if I take my eyes off them for 2 seconds that Daisy would bite her.
To other children, who are old enough to know to be gentle and can talk I.e a 4 year old etc, Daisy is absolutely fine. So I'm hopeful that if we can just keep our eyes on them for the next couple of years then Daisy will learn to love her but it's still worrying...
Has anyone else had a similar experience? How long did it take your dog to warm to your baby? Is this just a phase dogs go through with babies/toddlers? I had really hoped that they would love each other and be like best friends! Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

You need to see a behaviorist and by all means keep the dog well away from your baby. Tragedy may result if you don't.

You need to speak to an expert asap. In the meantime I would probably send the dog away to live with a trusted friend or family member.

I agree with the previous two posters.

I worry that if I take my eyes off them for 2 seconds that Daisy would bite her.

Umm, why would they be in the same room if you’re taking your eyes off them for two seconds? That’s rule 1 of dogs and babies!

Tbh it sounds like you’re not being careful enough. Your letting your baby grab and pinch daisy. That shouldn’t be possible if you’re being responsible.

Added to the fact your baby (daisy) has now being pushed aside for the new baby- it’s probably going to be a long time before she feels like tolerating her. My dog is still jealous of our cat 5 years down the line.

If I’ve understood you correctly your baby is six months old so shouldn’t be anywhere in the vicinity of a growling dog. That’s your responsibility.

So I'm hopeful that if we can just keep our eyes on them for the next couple of years then Daisy will learn to love her but it's still worrying...

You need to be taking this a lot more seriously and not just hedge your bets on riding it out for "the next couple years."

I had similar with my lab and my friends baby. When she started to be mobile my dog became very anxious around her. She would just run away from her. She's not a growler so she would just run and hide behind someone, or go off to the garden. I should add that they were never for a second left alone together. This went on for about 18 months. They saw each other most weeks. We just persisted. Made sure that the dog had a space to go. My friends daughter is now 3 and a half and the pair of them are as thick as thieves and inseparable. From the moment she learned how to throw toys for my lab she was smitten.
Op don't give up. Make sure they are never alone. Try to give your dog a safe baby free area to escape to. Ideally not too far away so the dog doesn't feel shut away. Make sure the dog is getting adequate time ( difficult I know)
Good luck

Stop humanising your dog and separate them when you're not in the room ASAP.

Stop humanising your dog

I agree with this. It doesn’t matter how much of a good dog she has been previously she has teeth and prey drive and you mustn’t forget that. The fact your 6 month old baby has been able to grab your dog is really not good. Right now you have to prioritise keeping your baby safe, and that means keeping dog and baby separate. When babies come along pets do have to take a back seat. And I say that as someone who has always had pets.