How do i get my dog to stop growling at my mom?????????

Question

She growls at my mom all the time

Answer 1

Right away you need to implement a training technique to establish your mothers social status in the social dominance hierarchy. Usually when a dog singles out one person to growl at or harass its because the dog considers them to be of a lower social rank.. it is important that ALL human family members be alpha over the dog/s in your family. There is a few easy ways to help your mom teach the dog that she is boss NILF(Nothing in Life is Free) is a safe effective method of establishing social status above that of your dog and the results are often almost instant but you have to be consistent, calm and assertive. Your mom also needs a lesson in becoming alpha and so does every family member to ensure the dog does not consider himself alpha of the household. Here is the NILF training... http://www.pets.ca/articles/article-dog_nilf.htm
and A Lesson in becoming Alpha... http://www.pets.ca/articles/article-dog_nilf.htm

PS No matter WHAT anyone else on here says DO NOT under ANY circumstances use the alpha roll or other physical ways of trying to assert dominance over the dog, its unecessary and dangerous if the dog is already growling he may bite. Nilf is the best way to help this situation it is non-confrontational and safe way to establish social status.

Answer 2

Dog Growling At Family Members

Answer 3

I once had an elderly lady for a friend. She had a wonderful little dog. A mix of some sort. She had the dog trained well and it behaved very well. Learn here https://tr.im/zkYaQ

She kept an uncovered candy dish on her coffee table with candy in it. The dog was forbidden to eat the candy. When she was in the room observing the dog he did not even appear to notice the candy. One day while she was in her dinning room she happened to look in a mirror and could see her dog in the living room. He did not know he was being watched. For several minutes he was sitting in front of the candy bowl staring at the candy. Finally he reached in and took one. He placed it on the table and stared at it, he woofed at it. He stared some more, licked his chops and PUT IT BACK in the bowl and walked away. Did he want the candy, oh yeah. Did he eat it? Nope. They can be trained that well but most, I'll admit, are not trained that well. When I was a young boy, maybe 5 years old. We had a german shepherd. He was very well trained also. My mom could leave food unattended on the table, no problem. She would open the oven door and set a pan roast beef or roast chicken on the door to cool. No problem. He would not touch it, watched or not. But butter? Whole other story. You leave a stick of butter anywhere he could reach and it was gone. He was a large shepherd so there were not many places he could not reach. Really, I think the number of dogs trained to the point they will leave food alone when not being supervised is very small indeed.
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Now if we are talking obedience training, not food grubbing, that is a different story. Way back when I was first learning obedience training one of the final exercises was to put our dogs in a down/stay and not only leave the room but leave the building for 15 minutes. The only person that stayed was our trainer, not the owners. Most of the dogs in my class did not break their stay, which would be an automatic fail. I'm happy to report my dog was one of the ones that passed.

Answer 4

Either she has a direct reason to not like him... such as he has harmed her or she indirectly dislikes him because you don't like him You will have to change your internal feelings... and I mean work to think happy thoughts & put off happy vibes around the guy... and engage the dog in happy activities around him... and then all 3 of you in engaged fun activities -- that may or may not work, but is probably your only chance to keep from having to re-home this dog Please don't take this wrong... but you adopted this dog, put time, effort & money into this dog... knowing you only had a short period of time before moving on with your life (in this case joining the military) Even if you can work her towards not growling around him, she will still be miserable -- if you are going to bail on her by joining the military, then you best bet is to rehome her to someone she already likes being around

Answer 5

Does the dog only growl at mom when you're around? Perhaps the dog thinks it is protecting you from your mom, or is jealous of your mom being in what the dog thinks is his space with you. If this is the case, I would say when you are around, keep a spray bottle handy with water in it, and YOU spray your pooch with water every time he growls at mom and tell him "no." Let mom feed your dog from now on so they have a bond -- mom is the bearer of the food! Mom may quickly become your dog's best new friend. Also, leave your doggy alone with mom for days on end. Make your pooch rely on your mom to let him out, feed him, give him water, play with him, talk to him, etc. If you are not around to interfere or for him to go to, he will eventually learn to get along with mom. Just tell mom not to approach the dog if you or she is worried about her getting bit. Let the dog come to her. He will eventually when he needs to go out, wants to be fed, or needs water, or maybe even if he wants company. Just don't corner him, make any sudden moves, try to pet him without him approaching her and demonstrating that he wants her to pet him, etc. She needs to act like he's invisible and ignore him until he comes to her. But you need to stay out of it! This may take days or even weeks, but I can assure you that it will work.

Answer 6

Why is the dog growling at your mom? Once you figure out the trigger then you can address how to fix it - for instance, perhaps she is "guarding" a resource from your mom, or play-growling and you can't tell the difference...
It is unacceptable in my house for a "subordinate" (my dog) to growl at an Alpha (me or any human family/friends).
Some breeds tend to be more dominant or more vocal - my Finnish Spitz "growls" when she yodels and "talks" - to the uninitiated it sounds like a real growl.

Answer 7

good question but complicated and complex answer. PS. may be there is a source/origin to why the dog does not like your mam (hope you like your mom). that being definite -- because dog have a good sense who their master like and dislike -- my dog is a perfect example. when i open the door to a friend he hardly make a sound. yet -- when an intruder (sales person approaches--he barks. good boy!) back to your dog or mother -- search for the source. next give your mom the leash and tell her to go for a walk with the dog...he will get used to her presence ...hope it helps. keep a close eye on what is happening.

Answer 8

Try having your mom give your dog treats or if you see your dog growling, say NO! in a very firm voice and let your dog know that growling is not allowed.

Answer 9

Well, either teach your dog to respect your mom, and have your mom be more involved with her, and not be afraid of the dog... Or it's maybe time to find a new home for your mom :)

Answer 10

Maybe your mom is mean to her when you are not around, or is just weird. Either way, you need to get your mom to act more confidant and dominating towards your dog. Your dog feels like she can walk all over your mom.