![]() It is generally a playful or excited growl if the dog is loose and wiggly. You can tell if it is a play growl during these instances based on their body language. You will hear happy growls in situations where they are roughhousing with a playmate, when they’re getting pet or scratched, or just excited to see someone. There are two types of growls to identify: happy growls and warning growls. Without the growl to communicate, they could escalate to the next form of communication, like snapping or biting. ![]() For example, if you punish your dog for growling when you reach towards their food bowl, the growl will disappear, but they will still be resource guarding the bowl. If your dog feels like they can not growl, they will go to the next best option: snap or show aggression. When you punish a dog for growling, you are only eliminating the growling behavior, not the actual issue. When we punish a dog for growling, this cuts out this line of communication. That could be them guarding a toy, seeing a stranger, or even just excited to see someone they know. When dogs growl, they are trying to communicate their stress about something happening in their environment. Growling is an essential part of a dog’s language. You should never punish your dog for growling. The key is being able to identify between a playful growl and an aggressive one. However, is that growl out of excitement, fear, anxiety, or something else in their environment? Dogs use growling as an effective way of communication in all of those scenarios. ![]() Nothing quite gets your attention like hearing the grumbling of a dog’s growl.
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