http://www.papillonsavvy.com/if-a-papillon-puppy-growls-when-you-try-to-take-something-away-how-do-you-train-them-to-stop/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:40:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.papillonsavvy.com/if-a-papillon-puppy-growls-when-you-try-to-take-something-away-how-do-you-train-them-to-stop/comment-page-1/#comment-131 paintbys Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:36:53 +0000 http://www.papillonsavvy.com/if-a-papillon-puppy-growls-when-you-try-to-take-something-away-how-do-you-train-them-to-stop/#comment-131 give 'em something to growl about. give ‘em something to growl about.

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]]> http://www.papillonsavvy.com/if-a-papillon-puppy-growls-when-you-try-to-take-something-away-how-do-you-train-them-to-stop/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Launi *puppymills = HELL* Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:28:47 +0000 http://www.papillonsavvy.com/if-a-papillon-puppy-growls-when-you-try-to-take-something-away-how-do-you-train-them-to-stop/#comment-128 If it's a puppy, it's probably talking to you or thinking you're playing. My dog growl talks. Scares the heck out of non-dog owners. I just laugh at them. Wolves growl talk too. We met a gorgeous gray wolf on a leash in a city park once. My dog went all the way around smelling the wolf. Arriving back at it's nose, the wolf let out a soft welcoming growl. It was so beautiful. A hello, I'm so glad to see someone like me growl. I will never forget the soft, welcoming sound of that growl. I wish dogs knew that growl. So not all growls are on the way to vicious. Some are just dog words. They only way they know how to talk. If it’s a puppy, it’s probably talking to you or thinking you’re playing.
My dog growl talks. Scares the heck out of non-dog owners. I just laugh at them. Wolves growl talk too.
We met a gorgeous gray wolf on a leash in a city park once. My dog went all the way around smelling the wolf. Arriving back at it’s nose, the wolf let out a soft welcoming growl. It was so beautiful. A hello, I’m so glad to see someone like me growl.
I will never forget the soft, welcoming sound of that growl. I wish dogs knew that growl.
So not all growls are on the way to vicious. Some are just dog words. They only way they know how to talk.

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A firm No, release it is a good way to start. You may also consider backing that up with a treat. Reward the good behavior of her releasing the object, but do not reward until she stops growling.
Stand your ground and let her know who is in charge. You.

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