Growling

We just got a staffie puppy 4 days ago and he's now 9 weeks old. He has his injections on wednesday and then he starts puppy training class on the 14th. My partner and I are concerned about the amount of growling he does when we move him/pick him up/take him away from something he's interested in (that he shouldn't be). He doesn't do it every time. Is this normal for puppies and what's the best way to deal with it?

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Hi and welcome to the forum from Rocky and me.

Is he in pain? Are you able to feel all over him to see if anything is amiss?

If not just try to turn your back on him and ignor him when he growls at you.

Hi and thank you ^^
He doesn't seem to be in any pain or discomfort and most of the time he is lovely towards us.
Just want to nip this in the bud whilst hes a baby because I dont want problems when hes a big boy.

Like advised above I would first check for any medical issues which may be causing the growling especially due to how young the pup is

Hi and welcome to the forum , sorry can't ad any more advice , get him a checkover at the vet for peace of mind, normally pups are way too occupied for trivial things like growling at 9 weeks

Same advice as all above and welcome form us and Suki

The growling your getting is him protesting, he cant say 'sod off and leave me alone' so he growls.
In the litter with his siblings growling worked to warn the others off his toy or food, and his thinking its going to work with you too.

How you deal with this now is important. Next time he growls because you picked him up or removed from an area you wish him not to be in, just ignore the growling. His hoping if he growls your put him down or leave him where he wants to be. If you do this his won and he'll carry on growling.
While his young and diddy its easy to control, but as he gets older he could become out of control and be dictating to you want he wants etc. So it needs nipping in the bud now.
If the little monkey growls when you pick him up, make a point of picking him up a few times though out the day, and dont put him back down till he stops growling and is relaxed.

Years ago i had a little 9 wk old minx that was too big for her boots too, and would back into a corner and growl if i picked her up.
Did the same thing i just told you to do and within a week she had stopped.

Great advice above and probably the most likely cause.
The part about not putting them back down until they are relaxed is the very important bit

Hi & welcome to the forum.

Denise wrote:The growling your getting is him protesting, he cant say 'sod off and leave me alone' so he growls.
In the litter with his siblings growling worked to warn the others off his toy or food, and his thinking its going to work with you too.

How you deal with this now is important. Next time he growls because you picked him up or removed from an area you wish him not to be in, just ignore the growling. His hoping if he growls your put him down or leave him where he wants to be. If you do this his won and he'll carry on growling.
While his young and diddy its easy to control, but as he gets older he could become out of control and be dictating to you want he wants etc. So it needs nipping in the bud now.
If the little monkey growls when you pick him up, make a point of picking him up a few times though out the day, and dont put him back down till he stops growling and is relaxed.

Years ago i had a little 9 wk old minx that was too big for her boots too, and would back into a corner and growl if i picked her up.
Did the same thing i just told you to do and within a week she had stopped.

This is excellent advice. If you follow this I'm sure you'll find it soon stops!

Thanks for all your help. We will try that and let you know how it goes

Any chance of some pics of the little b*, I mean, sweetie!

Fantastic advice from Denise.

I would be inclined to not worry about it too much. At that age, all those changes, I'd say it is a pretty normal reaction. I'm sure when the pup is settled and feels at home, things will settle down.