growling when greeting

[Lorrymum]

Does anyone else have a dog who growls when greeting you? My mini schnauzer has a very deep, low growl while presenting us with her favourite soft toy when we first see her in the morning.

One of mine does, its like a deep chest rumble.
He does it to his favourite people, it’s so cute

Mine does. To the untrained ear she is growling. It's actually more like a pur/snort. She does it when she is happy. She's very expressive ❤

Both mine do they are very vocal. I think it depends on the breed.

A humongous ridgeback at the dog park used to do this to me, it was slightly unnerving 😂 but owner assured me he liked me.

Ours does, it’s absolutely wonderful to hear! She runs off and grabs a favourite toy for you and then does this growl of pleasure followed by a bit of a wolfie howl

Yup.. my lab does. In the morning or when we cone home… it’s so cute! Also if you get his really scratchy spot!

I get a contented grumble sometimes when mine's particularly enjoying some cuddles

There's also the play growl, most commonly used during a game of tug

Like most dog behaviour, context is important

Mine play growls.. sounds terrifying to owners but the dogs seem to understand. She also grumbles when sleepy :)

It's a bit like a cat purr when one of mine does it.

We had very vocal wheaten with different voices for different occasions.
And one of those occasions was a friendly growl on greeting. Low and gentle.
It was lovely.

My mini does. It's excitement, and the toy is to stop mouthing (in his case, anyway) which is what we taught him.

My two groan rather than growl.

My miniature schnauzer Cross does this too, almost like a purr. I love it, but people do look at you funny when you tell them it means he likes them 🤣

Not when greeting but ours growls continuously when playing