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Growling when playing Hi everyone, Stuart is 9 weeks and seems to growl a lot when playing with his toys... I am worried he's going to turn into an aggressive dog!? should I be worried about this? will be grow out of it? |
I doubt that he will outgrow it. It is a dog thing. All of mine have done it and I don't think it means that they are showing aggression. |
Stuart is just being a dog. If he meows then you need to worry :eek: |
Growling doesn't necessarily mean aggression. When I play tug with Jackson, he will growl and make all sorts of noises. If he's growling AT you, like "don't take that toy away" growl, that'd be different, because you don't want him to begin resourcing guarding or becoming possessive. But a playful growl is totally normal. |
We taught My last dog, Bungee, to meow. She never quite overcame her doggy accent but her meow sound was better than mine. Never succeeded in getting Amanda Jane, my cat, to bark. |
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Do I need to worry???:D |
Darwin loves to growl when he's playing - I've taught him to drop anything he's playing with and I get him to sit right away when I tell him to do so. He's very good at dropping *almost* everything. I think this is a good way to make sure he's not too possessive or aggressive. |
9 weeks is very young to have already left his mother. They learn most of their socialization skills from their litter mates and mom up to 16 weeks. When they leave too soon many times it will result in inappropriate play and behavior issues. But growling while playing with a toy is normal. At the same time I would be worried about the social skills that will not be learned since he is way too young to be away from mom. |
When Zach who is a 5 month old yorkie and Zoe who is a 10 month old Shorkie get together it's like a wrestling match with growling and barking, but they love each other. |
Growling with the toy is perfectly normal. Growling at you to get away from his toy a little bit of an agressive behavior and you should try to curb it. If he's growling at you then get him to sit and take the toy away until he calms down. When he's older and play becomes more interative between you and Stuart, you can still teach him to sit and the 'drop it.' It turns your game of play into a learning and bonding experience for both of you. Good luck with Stuart. |
Pixie growls all the time when playing and she is 2 years old. She gets so involved that she even shakes her head with a toy in her mouth. |
Its all normal,as long as he's not growling at you, I wouldnt incourage the behavor cause I think it could turn to a habit you wont want. I have 3 boys and they always want to play tug a war with my Beya and then my boys cry when beya bits there hand while playing to rough. I know my Beya gets caught up in the action when she is playing and starts shakes her head and running everywhere, its a way of them letting out there own stored up excitment, But your pup is young enough to let him play and train him at the same time.:aimeeyork:animal-pa:aimeeyork:animal-pa:aimeeyork |
I have taught Bentley my yorkie and Baxter my Boxer to "drop it". I want to know if they have something they are not supposed to have to drop it. Play growling is something Bentley does on occasion and that's ok. I would not allow growling around food or toy possessiveness. I have also while either are eating out of their bowls put my hands in and around their mouths to make sure they aren't food aggressive. Being 9 weeks old I think Stuart is playing and I wouldn't worry about it. If he goes to growl "at you" then you will need to curb that behavior. |
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hahahahahaha Teegy does it all the time and so do the other dogs he's wrestling, he even does it when he and I are rolling about or playing tug of war. |
It took us awhile to get used to Ziva's "Voice"- I just didn't expect such a growl from a little dog. Ziva tells my Wheaten what to do and if its not quick enough she gives her a "talking" to, it doesn't sound very nice...same when she's beating up her toys. |
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