The problem is that she hasn't had a problem with me doing anything with her, I mean with her rawhide. I could have taken it away from her and everything, done anything to it and her when she has it, and she wouldn't care. This problem only came up after she got back from the kennel. I do make her do something for everything, except for petting, and I am going to try that too. She was getting the message yesterday, or so I thought then our little episode happened. I think she is associating getting in trouble with the rawhide, not the growling, because when I give her a rawhide she won't take it, and before she used to love taking it (she only gets them after she does something for me). I guess I will have to keep telling her NO if she growls, and take it away. I read somewhere though that if you take something that a dog is possesive of away from them they get more possesive. Is that true? Thanks again for all the tips guys! I really appreciate it.