Sometimes dogs growl before they bite. Sometimes… they don’t. But here’s the thing: We don’t wait for a growl to give a dog feedback either way. We don’t base our training on “obvious” warning signs. (It’s typically too late by then.) So what do we pay attention to? Loading. That tense stare. The locked posture. The creeping, obsessive fixation. That’s when we step in. We interrupt the thought long before it turns into a growl, a lunge, or a bite. Because by the time your dog’s growling, they’ve