Dog Health Questions: Why does my dog growl at me?

my dog has been lately growling at me and his eyes look so serious when he does. but when my brother or my mom pet him or whatever, he's so calm and happy. not too long ago he finished dog training and i tried a lot to train him so he would be a loyal german shepherd.my brother read on the internet that if you yell or so at him, he feels sad and doesn't feel part of the family or so. is this true? and i was a little impatient when i started training him because he was always so distracted with everything around him. the growling usually happens at night, when i open the garage door when he's finished eating his food so he can come in and sleep at home during the night. i get very scared when he looks at me and growls.
can any one help me?
-Anna

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Recommended Answer:
You should be. This is not normal behavior and especially if he's doing it only with you. You and your parents need to call in a trainer for an evaluation of your dog. If this behavior can't be fixed and your relationship/bond repaired, you should not keep him. But maybe if you and your family work on changing his routine, having him around you and in the house with the family more of the time, he can come around.
The main thing you must do is give the dog his space, ignore him for the most part and DON'T make eye contact or make any sudden movements. Be very calm and 'neutral' around him as if he's not there, and maybe just maybe he'll 'reset' his attitude toward you as friend rather than foe.
In any case, this should be done under the supervision of an experienced trainer who deals with aggression issues.

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• animlas have feelings when you don't pay attention to them they kind of start getting mad. Like us humans do the same thing when our spouse don't pay attention to us. so give your dog some attention and spend some time with him.


• maybe give him toys or attention


• maybe he just doesn't like you.