While barks are ideal for carrying over long distances, growls are mostly "short-range calls," making them more suitable for ...

Your first step toward stopping this behavior is to figure out what is causing your dog's aggression. Some dogs growl as someone approaches them while they're eating or chewing a bone, for instance.

The most common aggressive puppy warning signs to watch for include behaviors like snarling, growling, mounting, snapping, ...

"My dog, specifically at nighttime, will randomly growl... I was just petting her gently, and she growled. Other nights, we will just simply move, and she will be lying in her crate, and she'll growl.