"My dog, specifically at nighttime, will randomly growl... I was just petting her gently, and she growled. Other nights, we will just simply move, and she will be lying in her crate, and she'll growl.

Further, the more the dog rehearses the behavior, the more stress levels increase, which may cause an escalation to more intense behaviors (snapping, biting), and the behavior may generalize to other ...

Growling is a complex behavior/vocalization, and I don't see it as indicating a failed or dysfunctional relationship. Dogs are vocal animals, and most of us have heard a variety of canine sounds, from ...

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"He's a great dog, but how do I get him to stop barking all the time?" I have addressed this question before, but I want to approach it differently now because the "great dog" referred to above was ...

The internet has been bemused by a dog suddenly growling at a crawl space, and has accordingly come up with several theories about what prompted the behavioral shift. In a viral video uploaded to ...

Hearing a dog growl can feel alarming, but it is often the safest message you will ever get. A growl is a clear, honest signal that gives you time to respond before things escalate. When we punish it, ...

A few days ago, Italian dog trainer Debora Segna contacted me about a Facebook posting by veterinarian and philosopher Dr. Roberto Marchesini in which he wrote: “If my dog would growl at me during an ...