Got a boxer dog from a rescue on 12/31. This is my families first boxer. She is a 2 year old female.
I am not sure if this is a behavior issue or not, but I am very worried.
today she has started making growling noises that are very troubling sometimes when she is excited and tonight while we were making/eating dinner. (she eats afterwards.)
I am not even sure if she is really growling- her original owner had her surgically de-barked, is there any possibility that this is her version of a boxer's woo-woo? (She can bark as well, but it is raspy and short)
Sometimes she does it while her body is bent in a U shape and crab walking away.
She did it at dinner for a very long time, and it didnt seem that the hair was rising on her back and she yawned while she was doing it, but she did seem to be doing it at my wife. She doesnt seem to be snarling, but her jowels are long and it is hard to tell. She also did it for a long time, possibly 30 seconds. Until this time we thought it was the boxer woo-woo, but now we are not sure.
Sometimes her tail-nub wags when she does it, sometimes it does not.
My wife and I take turns feeding her, we can pet her while she is eating and we can take her food away mid way, give it back etc. with no signs of aggression. We are starting to teach her simple commands and she responds to everyone. She gets two short, slow walks a day. (She is still recovering from being spayed)
I *THINK* she is not being aggressive, but the noise she makes is quite scary.
Yes, I am trying to get in touch with the rescue about this, but I am nervous and would like to see if anyone here has any experience in this area.
thanks for your time.
I am not sure if this is a behavior issue or not, but I am very worried.
today she has started making growling noises that are very troubling sometimes when she is excited and tonight while we were making/eating dinner. (she eats afterwards.)
I am not even sure if she is really growling- her original owner had her surgically de-barked, is there any possibility that this is her version of a boxer's woo-woo? (She can bark as well, but it is raspy and short)
Sometimes she does it while her body is bent in a U shape and crab walking away.
She did it at dinner for a very long time, and it didnt seem that the hair was rising on her back and she yawned while she was doing it, but she did seem to be doing it at my wife. She doesnt seem to be snarling, but her jowels are long and it is hard to tell. She also did it for a long time, possibly 30 seconds. Until this time we thought it was the boxer woo-woo, but now we are not sure.
Sometimes her tail-nub wags when she does it, sometimes it does not.
My wife and I take turns feeding her, we can pet her while she is eating and we can take her food away mid way, give it back etc. with no signs of aggression. We are starting to teach her simple commands and she responds to everyone. She gets two short, slow walks a day. (She is still recovering from being spayed)
I *THINK* she is not being aggressive, but the noise she makes is quite scary.
Yes, I am trying to get in touch with the rescue about this, but I am nervous and would like to see if anyone here has any experience in this area.
thanks for your time.