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Originally Posted by pbhound (she has a growl that she uses when she talks to us, she thinks she is a person and has to get the last word in most of the time).
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I agree with all that has been said especially Moondog and Sophies-Mom. They hit the nail on the head with how to correct the resource guarding and how to deal with it the next time.
The only thing that I want to add is that NO growling is GOOD growling. I do not allow growling of ANY kind for ANY reason. A growl, to me, is a precurser to a bite...they are warning you of something. A perfect example is our Elmo. He HATES to be picked up, but sometimes you just HAVE to pick your dog up...if they are hurt or need to be put up on a table at the vets office. In the past if we attempted to pick him up, he would growl at who ever was picking him up (at 96 pounds that is usually my husband, because I cant lift that!
)...our response would be a quick deep "NO GROWL" "WE DO NOT GROWL". Now he knows that growling equates getting yelled at. I do not allow growling over toys or food either, so make sure when there is a growl QUICKLY reprimand your pup with a loud booming voice and if you can do it quick enough (within 2 seconds of the growl) toss a shaker can.
This will teach that behavior is not acceptable. Hope that helps...