I have been playing tug with Frodo, 5 month old male corgi, for about 2 weeks now (now that he knows the "drop it" command). He has recently been growling when we play tug, but as soon as I say "drop it" he does and the growling stops. He doesn't growl every time that we play tug, only once in a while.
He is also an EXTREMELY vocal dog. If he's happy he barks, sad he barks, frustrated he barks, unhappy he barks, excited he barks (I think you get the picture, lol). I don't know if it just a way to keep his voice box active while he has something in his mouth, or what. I don't know if it is a dominance issue, but I doubt it because he has a very submissive personality, and shows no other signs of dominance.
Should I stop playing tug w/ him? Or stop when he starts growling? He listens to the "drop it" command 98% of the time, but once or twice he has decided that he doesn't want to listen to the command, and then his tug toys are taken away for a while.
Any replies are appreciated,
Ren
He is also an EXTREMELY vocal dog. If he's happy he barks, sad he barks, frustrated he barks, unhappy he barks, excited he barks (I think you get the picture, lol). I don't know if it just a way to keep his voice box active while he has something in his mouth, or what. I don't know if it is a dominance issue, but I doubt it because he has a very submissive personality, and shows no other signs of dominance.
Should I stop playing tug w/ him? Or stop when he starts growling? He listens to the "drop it" command 98% of the time, but once or twice he has decided that he doesn't want to listen to the command, and then his tug toys are taken away for a while.
Any replies are appreciated,
Ren