My puppy growls at the vet and during baths. How can I stop it?

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So my puppy is 15 weeks and went to the vet and was really growling at her and growling when goes for a bath how can I stop that. Pet's info: Dog | Lhasa Apso | Male | neutered | 3 months and 11 days old | 7.4 lbs

Jessica Desrosiers · Accepted Answer

Increasing socialization and turning these experiences into positive ones is a great way to promote better behavior. You can work on this by taking Puppy to the vet when he doesn't have an appointment, and offer treats/have the staff give him treats. The same thing can be done in the bath. Place him in and just give him his favorite treat over and over without giving an actual bath. You can then progress to treating with the water on, and then treating while bathing him. Over time he'll begin to associate these places with a positive (getting treats) rather than a negative (getting a bath or an exam) which will make the experience a little easier.

My puppy growls at the vet and during baths. How can I stop it?

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