My grandmother's dog bit me. What do I do now?

Hi Reddit!

So, just like the title says, my grandmother's dog bit me this morning. We've been keeping her for a few weeks now, she's a small dog, and she's sweet more often than not, however, she isn't really well behaved and growls a lot whenever she gets upset. However, she never bit anyone before today.

After her morning walk, we noticed that she was trying to bite at her front paw. We had a look and turns out that she had some kind of spiky plant stuck in her fur, and we had to cut it out. The problem is: she hates scissors and usually starts growling as soon as she sees them. So I had to hold her while my mother took care of the cutting, just to be sure she wouldn't thrash around too much. As soon as it was done, I let go, and instead of running off as she'd usually do in that kind of situation: she turned around, jumped at my hand, and bit my finger (She would've bitten the entire hand, but I pulled away). She then tried to do the same to my mother, though she failed. Thankfully, she didn't draw blood, but the area around the bite is a bit red.

So, I guess I just want to know: how can I get her used to the scissors so things like this don't happen again? And more importantly: what do I do if she starts biting more often now? What do I do if she starts biting my other pets?

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