Dog Growls When I Send Him To Crate. Try to get your dog to behave without eliciting a growl. Let your dog initiate petting and respect when he says no.

If your dog is growling as a reaction to pain or illness, you may notice that it only growls when certain parts of its body are touched. The solution to the problem of a dog that growls because of pain or illness is to. A dog might growl to threaten another dog, or it might be a response to feeling cornered.