A while ago Skye growled at my son. It is the only time she's ever done that and I reprimanded my son for jumping on her. My friend was horrified and I tried to explain to her that I would prefer to hear a growl than no sound at all followed by a snap.
I've written an article based on this experience for my website. I am aware of the seriousness of this issue and do not want to give the impression that a growling dog is fine around children, just that a growling dog is not necesarily bad around kids and that reprimanding the dog for expressing its irritation is not a good thing at all.
I'm not sure if I've got the point across clearly. I would hate someone not to seek help when appropriate because of this article.
Would anyone volunteer to look over it for me and give me some pointers?
I've written an article based on this experience for my website. I am aware of the seriousness of this issue and do not want to give the impression that a growling dog is fine around children, just that a growling dog is not necesarily bad around kids and that reprimanding the dog for expressing its irritation is not a good thing at all.
I'm not sure if I've got the point across clearly. I would hate someone not to seek help when appropriate because of this article.
Would anyone volunteer to look over it for me and give me some pointers?
