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growling labrador

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Question
My 5 and a half year old creme Labrador starts growling at me as soon as a i try to discipline him about something wrong hes done.
as soon as i use a different tone the growling starts.or if i try to move is food to somewhere else.i also have a 6 year old German Shephard if it matters.

Answer
That is too complex of a problem for me to help you solve over the internet.  Here I would suggest an obedience class.  I don't know if you have one available.  You may need to work from a book.  Try HELP, Mt dog Has an Attitude, by Gwen Bohnenkamp, Owners' Guide Better Behavior in Dogs and Cats, by William Campbell, What All Good dogs Should Know, By Wendy Vollmer, How to Raise a Dog When Nobody is Home, Jerry Kilmer, Puppy Primer, by Brenda K Skidmore and Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D., Beginning Family Dog Training, by Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D., 1996

I don't know if you can find any of them.  You can always buy almost any book at www.amazon.com