giraffez Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Not sure whether this is normal or some kind of aggression, but my puppy when he gets frustrated growls. No teeth or lips raised up, he just makes the grrrr.....no snapping either It happens when he plays tug with my other dog and can't seem to get the toy off the other one.... but then it also happens when he is playing alone with a toy so i'm a bit confused whether this is his way of saying i'm frustrated. How can i correct this. I stop play whenever he does it but i'm not sure he realises its the growling that causes the play to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max#1 Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 I wouldn't get too worried, although its important to be able to tell the difference between an aggressive growl and a play growl. Puppies can be very vocal when playing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Sibs Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Pup is talking and playing... some dogs bark, some dogs squeaks and whinge and some dogs growl. Emmy is a growler too. Emmy growls at everything... before she sleeps, before she eats, when she is playing, before she plays, when she walks around the house with a treat in her mouth trying to find the best place to hide it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tez Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Some dogs are just more vocal then others. Jane is like Emmy...growls and groans and barks all the time whereas young Gus is very silent and just talks with his eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giraffez Posted November 22, 2010 Author Share Posted November 22, 2010 Pup is talking and playing... some dogs bark, some dogs squeaks and whinge and some dogs growl.Emmy is a growler too. Emmy growls at everything... before she sleeps, before she eats, when she is playing, before she plays, when she walks around the house with a treat in her mouth trying to find the best place to hide it. hahah So should i intervene when he growls or just let it be as its not a show teeth growl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Sibs Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Pup is talking and playing... some dogs bark, some dogs squeaks and whinge and some dogs growl.Emmy is a growler too. Emmy growls at everything... before she sleeps, before she eats, when she is playing, before she plays, when she walks around the house with a treat in her mouth trying to find the best place to hide it. hahah So should i intervene when he growls or just let it be as its not a show teeth growl? I will just let it be... You will know the difference between an aggressive growl (that you should stop) and their usual growl... Emmy is currently growling right now trying to invite her brother to play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giraffez Posted November 22, 2010 Author Share Posted November 22, 2010 I will just let it be... You will know the difference between an aggressive growl (that you should stop) and their usual growl... Emmy is currently growling right now trying to invite her brother to play The reason why i ask is i am worried the "harmless" growl could turn into a aggressive one. After all, he is only a puppy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Sibs Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 (edited) I will just let it be... You will know the difference between an aggressive growl (that you should stop) and their usual growl... Emmy is currently growling right now trying to invite her brother to play The reason why i ask is i am worried the "harmless" growl could turn into a aggressive one. After all, he is only a puppy. No, I doubt that it will turn into an aggressive one. It's just play... just like some kids likes to talk very loudly and some kids likes to talk softly... our pup likes to talk loudly when they play... Edited November 22, 2010 by CW EW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra777 Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 The reason why i ask is i am worried the "harmless" growl could turn into a aggressive one. After all, he is only a puppy. No, they mean two different things and even though they may sound the same to you they aren't. Also sondier that completely stopping a dog from growling may not necessarily be a good thing - growling is a dog's way of warning that it is unhappy and it's next move will be to snap/bite. In SOME cases dogs which have been punished for growling show very little obvious warning (they've been taught not to) and will appear to go directly from no-reaction to snap or bite when provoked sufficiently. Of course they almost always still show by their body language what their intentions are, few people have the ability to understand this, while most people understand a dog's growl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 natural canine behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Your puppy is doing what puppies do! Playing !! They vocalise a lot - yipping, growling, etc . Please don't intervene at this stage - let him enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giraffez Posted November 23, 2010 Author Share Posted November 23, 2010 okay thanks all. I will just let him be. When my older dog was a puppy, he was never that vocal so I wasn't sure whether it was aggressiveness or not. Thanks, now i know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Sibs Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 okay thanks all. I will just let him be. When my older dog was a puppy, he was never that vocal so I wasn't sure whether it was aggressiveness or not. Thanks, now i know. :p Charlie is a whinger and squeaker. Emmy is a growler. I don't think I've ever own a non vocal dog before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Can I suggest you buy a book about dog behaviour and have a read, there will be lots of times in the future, now you have 2 dogs, where it will be helpful to have a better understanding of what their body language and noises are meaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giraffez Posted November 24, 2010 Author Share Posted November 24, 2010 Can I suggest you buy a book about dog behaviour and have a read, there will be lots of times in the future, now you have 2 dogs, where it will be helpful to have a better understanding of what their body language and noises are meaning. Becks, could you recommend some good titles? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodoggies2001 Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Not sure whether this is normal or some kind of aggression, but my puppy when he gets frustrated growls. No teeth or lips raised up, he just makes the grrrr.....no snapping eitherIt happens when he plays tug with my other dog and can't seem to get the toy off the other one.... but then it also happens when he is playing alone with a toy so i'm a bit confused whether this is his way of saying i'm frustrated. How can i correct this. I stop play whenever he does it but i'm not sure he realises its the growling that causes the play to stop. Schnauzers are known to be 'talkers' so I wouldn't worry. That's his way of expressing himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giraffez Posted November 26, 2010 Author Share Posted November 26, 2010 Oh and one more thing, would my older dog interpret the growling as aggression? So far he is okay and tolerates it but maybe as becks said he has the "puppy license card" at the moment. As he gets bigger, things can change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Dogs can understand "Dog", the language :D There are lots of things in a dog's body language/voice to indicate aggression .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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