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There may be a lot of other reasons why your dog growls at people who touch you but here are the one's I can think of right now
Your dog sees you as part of his pack, and no one else. In other words, he sees you as the alpha and more then likely sees himself as beta. Everybody else is an outsider, and when one of them touches you,s/ he may think they are threatening you, and he goes to 'protect his alpha'
Your dog sees you as a puppy... maybe even his/hers puppy. I guess you can see why he/she would growl in this case.
Your dog may veiw YOU as Beta and HIM/HER as alpha and may be thinking that the person is trying to steal you into their pack.
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∙ 12y agoIt could be a variety of reasons. You may be hurting him. He may be showing aggression. It is hard to give a concrete answer without knowing the entire situation. It would be recommended that you quit doing it though. You may want to take him to the vet and explain the situation.
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maybe your doing something that the dog doesnt like or you dog maybe wants to play
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Well ... self ... um ...
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