But I will ask you, do you think it is acceptable that a dog growls at you because I dont and I will never accept it thats why I will continue to own dogs that do not have aggression issues.
If say I asked him to get down from the sofa & he growled then I'd think he was a cheeky monkey & pushing his luck with me like a stroppy child.
If say I was grooming him & I accidently pulled his hair & I really hurt him & he growled, then I'd back off.
In my opinion the two are different.
I wouldn't expect billy to sit there whilst I hurt him by pulling his hair and not let me know that he wasn't happy. Why should he?
I strongly disagree , and get sick and tired of a dog who growls being seen as a dog with "something wrong".
No one can ever ever say their dog will never growl.
Can I ask you a question, what would you do if you're dog growls at you when you go to remove a bone/food or toy?
He wouldn't growl for me removing a toy, but he would a bone. I don't remove toys from him & I don't remove bones as I don't ever feel the need to . Plus I don't put him in situations that I know he won't be comfortable with.
I don't doubt for one minute you'll have something to say about that though
I can honestly say hand on heart, had it been Billy in this situation I wouldn't be alarmed by this reaction. It's how dogs communicate.
Did anyone ever say to the dog "oh by the way, now that you live with humans your communication methods can no longer be used here?