my dog growled at me

[infinity]

Ok so i gave brian a ham bone to chew on. Because he is teething. Well i went to pet him and he growled a little and tried to take off running.

1 I dont want him growling at any one.
2 I want him to know if i give it to him i can take it from him.

P.S. Im not scarred of him. I need to correct this kinda beavier while he is still young. And he is not deprived in the least bit.

[Leon]

Yeah same here i am going to make sure he knows i am boss and i can take away anything i give him. I take away treats from his mouth on purpose to teach him this.

[Peanutsmommy]

Peanut did that once to me over a rib...i took it away and didnt give it back to him..he also got to lay down and no one pet him for the rest of the night. It hasn't happened since.

was this the first time Brian had a real bone?

Did you take it away and then a little later give it back to him? See if he did this again?

[infinity]

yeah he did... And once i took it from him i handed it back and he put his mouth on it. I let him try to take it from me a little then i yelled "let go" right in his face. And he did let go. I did this 3 times all 3 witht he same responce. So i gave it back to him he is under the bed chewing it now. If it wasnt for his teeth i wouldnet of gave it back.

And yes its his first real bone ever its a ham bone.

P.S. lol@me i allmost spelt beaver up there trying to write behavior

[Peanutsmommy]

i think you did the right thing taking it away from him and repeating taking it away. i think he was excited over the hambone since it was his first one and didnt want it to go away.

he should be okay now.

[APBTMOMMY]

Its his first real bone yeah. I have always giveing him stuff and then taken it away from him just to get him used to it and he has always been fine with it. I mean he would look at me as though I had lost my mind lol but other than that he has always been fine with us taking things from him.

[Peanutsmommy]

sounds like he just forgot his manners lol

[APBTMOMMY]

Yeah probably. But I told Kevin if he doesn't straighten up with it I will take it away and he won't get it back. I don't want to take a chance of him snapping at the kid's or something and if the bone is the problem then Ill get rid of it and he will just have to be mad at mommy for a while.

[Peanutsmommy]

lol good for you! you cant allow him to do that. especially around kids. if hes going to do bad things with the bone you can try the wet towel for him to chew on

[Dansgrizz]

You guys are softies LOL.... Growling at people IS NOT OK!!!! Sounds like you did the right thing.... I also had a problem with the boys being posessive over there bones with eachother. If they can't chew nice together... They don't chew at all. If my boys ever growled at me I'll show them who's physically dominant and in charge real quick. No physical pain I just flip them to there back and pin them. Idk if that's positive but it works. I'm not raising posessive rotties I'm raising friendly pits.

[Peanutsmommy]

i think you have to do what you need to in order to get the point across that the growling and possessiveness is not okay and will not be tolerated. i think this is different for each dog. the important thing is did they learn?

[infinity]

well i did grab him by the scruff and pull him back towards me when he tried to take off running. then i held him down for a while. on his side not back though. I have no problem with expresing dominance i Only wonder why he did this in the first place. I guess its like the old saying its like a dog with a bone lol.

Oh BTW he didnt show teeth or any thing. He wasnt being really aggresive. I dont know what i would of done if he did. Prolly dissown him "kidding" but i would lose respect for him.

[APBTMOMMY]

LOl shit he has gotten so big now I probably couldn't flip him on his back if I wanted to. Now when he was smaller we used to do it to him everytime he tried showing his little behind. Maybe that's what the problem was, he hasn't had to be put in his place for a little while and he was seeing what he could get away with. I dunno but he is ok now and hasn't tried anything sense so hopefully all is well but Ill keep watching his little behind.

[George Bailey]

Ok so i gave brian a ham bone to chew on. Because he is teething. Well i went to pet him and he growled a little and tried to take off running.

1 I dont want him growling at any one.
2 I want him to know if i give it to him i can take it from him.

P.S. Im not scarred of him. I need to correct this kinda beavier while he is still young. And he is not deprived in the least bit.

Hi Infinity,

You did fine, but you don't need to yell at him. Emotional or loud corrections can cause antagonism and fear--- just tell him calmly what you are going to do and then physically take the bone from him. If he resists, do a collar lift, calmly-- he'll let go. If he needs to trail a leash because he takes off, do that, too.

If he's going under the bed, he's telling you he feels the need to protect himself; I'd opt for the crate for now. A bone is a high value treat; even though I feel we own everything, I think it is respectful to the dog to not disturb him without at least telling him and doing some real time proactive training to teach him to give. With really good stuff, I stick mine in their crates and nobody comes out until all chewing has stopped, then if there is anything left, I take it and dispose of it. I can take high value treats, even go down their throats if they manage to steal something, but they are taught to allow that.

I'm not being critical of you, Infinity, but will tell you that many bites involve dog being grabbed, it's an invasion of another being's space. Hands reaching for you should be positive, always, so give the bone,take the bone, then give the bone back is key, point being you give. I can certainly understand the need to use a physical correction, I've got two intact males following me around like a couple of mindless bulls in rut and about the only thing they respond to right now is the cane--- and in the case of the younger, more reactive male, a hard scruff pulling massage to calm him down. Think about it from the dog's point of view; large male animal at least three times his size descends upon self, takes prized possession, might have to defend, growls to make it go away. Don't put him in the position where he feels he has to, there are lots of other areas where you can instill leadership, dominance, whatever you choose to call it.

You can work on give, hold, take, and target with other items, ones with less value. I put everything but the kitchen sink in my dog's mouths working with them. Teaching retrieve skills along with and as a means of bite inhibition is really important.

APBTMOMMY, I'm sure not big enough or strong enough to roll either of my males, but I can use a leash correction, and I can massage them into a better state of mind, he even likes it now.

Julie K, will now refer to self as beaver specialist

[Dansgrizz]

wow that's really good info. My boys behave pretty well now but I am going to use that advice julie. It's ALOT easier than what I was doing LOL.

[infinity]

And this is why im so glad your here julie! Thanks for the info and advice. I'll use it.

[smith family kennels]

thats what i do take away their toys and will put one in summisson real quick with out a second thought mommy rules this house lol

[APBTMOMMY]

Thanks for the information Julie very helpful advise. :D