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02-24-2014, 12:54 PM | #1 |
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| Why does my yorkie keep growling? Hello fellow yorkie lovers!!! I absolutely love my little (well not so little as he is the biggest yorkie I've ever seen!) yorkie but there is one thing that always confused me about him: his grumbling. We got him when he was 1 year old from a family who couldn't have him any more as he was left on his own all the time. He is such a happy little dog with constant company but he grumbles on-off. When you give him cuddles (and he loves his cuddles!) or if you try to move him. Even when he has his fuss he growls like mad (but if you stop he moves closer so he can still have his fuss). He's not at all vicious and is in tip-top shape health-wise, I'm just a bit confused. Other than that he is the most loving little boy (and yes, he is neutered!). Plus, he loves to just stare at you and bark his head off whenever he feels like it until he gets cuddles!!! Thanks for any answers! xxx |
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02-24-2014, 02:00 PM | #2 | |
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It's nothing to worry about, he is just irritated. | |
02-24-2014, 02:04 PM | #3 |
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| I'm not sure if it's the same, but our Anna does this to "talk" to us. She will sit and make a cute growly noise when she is trying to inform us of a situation....want food, want to be held, Barney's pestering me, etc. Could it be possible he's just chatting with you?
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02-24-2014, 02:19 PM | #4 |
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| He's likely just vociferous and has a lot to say and chooses the growl over a whine or bark as dogs are pretty limited to their vocalizations. Tibbe growls and grouses about many things and often growls himself to sleep at night. The moment he settles in and begins to drift off to sleep, out come the soft growls. If I ask him to repeatedly do the same obedience trick, he'll growl as he does it - his way of complaining that's too many in a row is not as fun. Anytime he thinks I'm being unfair, he might growl and state his position on the matter. But he's not a bit aggressive and you can take his very food, toys or chewies right out of his mouth anytime and he doesn't growl unless we're playing and I'm having fun trying to get his toy or chewie - not an easy task if he doesn't want me to. He's very quick and you rarely get close enough to him to grab anything from his teeth if he's given a play challenge. So unless your little guy is growling to actually warn you he might bite or ever shows his teeth, I think he's just voicing his feelings because he enjoys his form of "talking" to you.
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02-24-2014, 02:31 PM | #5 |
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| I have a growler too, I like it, it's much easier on my ears than barking. I've never seen Lola show any form of aggression towards anyone, even when a puppy in her class kept trying to ride her and she didn't like it. Her growls usually mean: I want food/attention/picked up She's playing, sometimes she sounds like a little motor boat when she plays I'm not happy and want to complain I see a dog/person and I want to play with them |
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