Hi,

So I've got an almost 2 year old corgi. He's always hated baths, but the last two times I've given him a bath things got a little concerning for me. He knows the word ``bath time'' and as soon as I said it he started growling at me. He has a very specific growl when he is very scared or annoyed with another dog and this wasn't it. It was more the growl he uses when playing, but he was not happy. No other signs of aggression like raised hair, ears back, rigid stance or anything like that. He definitely did not want me to pick him up though. 

His baths are not violent, horrible things (at least in my eyes). I usually fill the tub about two inches so I can splash a little underneath and run the shower. He will try to get out of the shower and move away from the running water. He often jumps up and grabs my arm with his front paws and sort of stands up as to get his front paws out of the water. He just looks so miserable when in the shower. What baffles me is that he loves swimming. At the dog park he just swims around for no reason. Even as a puppy, before he learned he could swim, he'd wade around in the shallows.

I try to change up how I bathe him so that maybe it's not so horrible. I've tried cold water, warm water, all bath no shower, all shower no bath, toys, treats, everything I can think of. 

While I don't think he'd ever bite me, I'm concerned because this is the first time he's shown any aggression towards anyone. He's a very gentle dog.
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Dog is not happy in bath and growls at me when I say bath time. Any ideas of what
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Hi,

So I've got an almost 2 year old corgi. He's always hated baths, but the last two times I've given him a bath things got a little concerning for me. He knows the word ``bath time'' and as soon as I said it he started growling at me. He has a very specific growl when he is very scared or annoyed with another dog and this wasn't it. It was more the growl he uses when playing, but he was not happy. No other signs of aggression like raised hair, ears back, rigid stance or anything like that. He definitely did not want me to pick him up though. 

His baths are not violent, horrible things (at least in my eyes). I usually fill the tub about two inches so I can splash a little underneath and run the shower. He will try to get out of the shower and move away from the running water. He often jumps up and grabs my arm with his front paws and sort of stands up as to get his front paws out of the water. He just looks so miserable when in the shower. What baffles me is that he loves swimming. At the dog park he just swims around for no reason. Even as a puppy, before he learned he could swim, he'd wade around in the shallows.

I try to change up how I bathe him so that maybe it's not so horrible. I've tried cold water, warm water, all bath no shower, all shower no bath, toys, treats, everything I can think of. 

While I don't think he'd ever bite me, I'm concerned because this is the first time he's shown any aggression towards anyone. He's a very gentle dog.
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Dog hates bath time. When I give him a bath he gets unhappy and sometimes growls. Not sure if
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