my 12 week old rottie pup growls when he is doing any biting. this is any time from tug o war, to when he's just playing w/his toys by himself. it is especially bad when my girlfriend plays with him. i dont think it is because of him getting too stressed, as he starts doing it instantly no matter if he's playing by himself or not. i know that rotties are somewhat noisier than most breeds, but should it be to this degree? is this ok, or should i be trying to break this?
My Rott did the same thing, I do beileve Rott's have this tendancy naturally, I would however try to tone it down as much as you can by going easy when playing tug, what I mean is play a soft game of tug and only let him win when he is calm, he will put it togther just like a counter, I did this with my Rott and he stopped a lot of growling. He did do some but not nearly as much. Some soft stroking and speaking will help calm him down as well when on the tug.
I would not let your girlfriend play games like that with him until he is older, get him comfortable with you first, another person does add stress as you can tell by the increased growling when she plays. Have her play diffrent games, obd games with the ball or something, this is how my wife and I split up the training. It actually works out well because he will not lay teeth on her "a good thing" and he loves to nibble on me.
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As a general rule growling for a young dog is a sign that the dog is approaching avoidance. This can also be a breed specific trait as with Rotts. The danger of this is in identifying which is the cause.
My German Boxer pup did the same thing during play when she was younger; however, she never did this when she was in full prey drive (rag on string, ball-on-string, etc) She's 8 months now and still does it constantly during play and with our 20 month old American Boxer. I'm at a loss as to what it means, but she otherwise shows high confidence and strong nerves. Perhaps it is more common in the fighting breeds?
You would be surprised by the lack of understanding between aggressive prey, defense and avoidance. What you may think your dog is showing you might not be the case.
Vince, you are so right. My Axel all through his stint in Ringsport and the multi championships etc always had a growl on during the bite and he to this day still holds the Highest Score ever obtained by a North American Trained Ring III.
If I was to rag him right now he would hold on for dear life and give me the vocals during the bite and with me he is in prey.
Some dogs do as a result of problems and other as a result of real anger drive.
It takes experience of many years to determine which it is with what dog.
Originally posted by Lonny B.: My Rott did the same thing, I do beileve Rott's have this tendancy naturally, Absolutely!! every Rott that I am aware of, growls while playing/in drive... that is what a Rottweieler does Originally posted by Vince P.: As a general rule growling for a young dog is a sign that the dog is approaching avoidance. This can also be a breed specific trait as with Rotts. The danger of this is in identifying which is the cause. Again, 100% agree!! on all three counts!!
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