[Quality4Qty]

Sorry for your problem Kilsa, is very good that your dog and your daughter are unharmed.
Personally I don't agree with people that said you should not pass by this house or take other path, etc., you have the right to walk around your house in all safety (including obviously your family and pets),report to police or any other authority, whatsmore as you said even if you wanted the geographical configuration does not allowed you to take other path, so what should you (or your family) be prisoners of your own house? NNNNaaahhhh!!!!!
Good that your dog (as young as he might be) is a tough cookie and had the upper hand, the other way around would have been more devastating for you.
On a side note let me tell this little story, this happened in early 80's, I had big big Malamute (blue eyes and looked like a wolf) non neutered male, one day walking around a big big park next to home with my dog in the leash I pass by a man with a Cocker Spaniel, he's sittting a few feet from the path his dog is unleashed and run to my dog barking and snaping like a crazy mothef***r, I tell the man please restrain your dog, he does'n move, I repeat he doesn't move, I said if you don't take your dog I release mine, no reaction (for me 3 is the magic number before taking action), so I said to my dog go defend yourself Pops, and he just took the other by the neck, shake him three times like a rag doll, then realese it and the cocker run to his master yelping (no harm no blood or anything like that),point is if somebody start beating a friend of mine I will never hold my friends arms and let the other beat my friend, 2 choices I let my friend defend himself or if at a disadvantage I'll help him in battle.

Eddy