Whinning And Whinning And Whinning

[giraffez]

Since getting my little puppy, he has been a bit of a sook. He would sook at night if i leave him after settling him in bed. I have ignore this cry and it has been better over time... still whinning once or twice but generally he will go back to sleep if he cannot see me.

We have a baby gate between the living room and the front dog. When i come home and sees me, he would whine quite a bit and if i ignore him, it turns into many barks. I have been ignoring him until he settles but that is usually several minutes later and the time doesn't seem to have improved. Now i try to click and treat in front of him, its a bit better but still whinning. How can i correct this?

[Tralee]

I love whinning.

That's how they talk.

Puppy won't have it long, I would lap it up while it lasts.

Alternatively, you could try distractions, like toys and sounds, different areas etc. but why would you push the puppy away.

You know what happens to children in kibbutz who lack personal touch.

This is the time for massage and stimulating touch and creating bonds of security and belonging.

Too much whinning.

I found my first puppy's aloofness disappointing.

Edit: spelling

Edited December 7, 2010 by pewithers

[giraffez]

Puppy won't have it long, I would lap it up while it lasts.

you mean this is only puppy phase?

i'm not too sure of it.... it sounds like its here to stay

[Dogsfevr]

I love whinning.

That's how they talk.

Puppy won't have it long, I would lap it up while it lasts.

Alternatively, you could try distractions, like toys and sounds, different areas etc. but why would you push the puppy away.

You know what happens to children in kibbutz who lack personal touch.

This is the time for massage and stimulating touch and creating bonds of security and belonging.

Too much whinning.

I found my first puppy's aloofness disappointing.

Edit: spelling

May not last long in your breed but that rule doesn't apply to all breeds .

Mini's if allowed can become very vocal & if said pup acquires the scream heaven help the neighbour next door there not a joy to live with when you have a vocal mini.

Just stick to the routine

When you say return is this from a days work or every time you return??

If from work the greeting could be more from wanting dinner.if its all the time then stick to your guns.

Is pup a black/silver??

[luvsdogs]

Try this video, it may help or there may be others, kikopup is an excellent trainer & has many vids on youtube.

[giraffez]

May not last long in your breed but that rule doesn't apply to all breeds .

Mini's if allowed can become very vocal & if said pup acquires the scream heaven help the neighbour next door there not a joy to live with when you have a vocal mini.

Just stick to the routine

When you say return is this from a days work or every time you return??

If from work the greeting could be more from wanting dinner.if its all the time then stick to your guns.

Is pup a black/silver??

nope its everytime i return. He is pepper and salt, does the colour matter with the barking? My older boy is p&s also and never whinged at all.

[Dogsfevr]

Black/Silver can be very vocal compared to the other colours

Here our blacks are the vocal ones given a chance

Just stick to a routine ,the pup is young so plenty of time for the novelty to wear off but the breed can be vocal so addressing now is a must

[becks]

Do you praise as soon as the noise stops?

When he is whinning, do you look at him? It is best to not look at him, pretend you are coming into the house with a large bag of shopping, you can't see the pup and must get on with the job of putting away the groceries.

Alternative, if pup is not over excited - get him to do a sit and then you can praise for that.

[Nushie]

Jager used to whine and cry whenever i came home (be it from work, or from 5 minutes down the shops). Our house set up is a little weird with the lounge room upstairs. So i would come home and get changed (out of work clothes) and would not go upstairs until he stopped all sounds and was quiet. At one stage i sat in my bedroom for 20 minutes after coming home. This only happened once, and from then on the time got shorter and shorter. When he was quiet, i would start going upstairs, if he made a sound i would turn around and go back a step or two until he was quiet again. Eventually he learnt that making noise makes me go away.

It broke my heart doing it every afternoon, listening to him whine, cry and howl when i came home.

So now i come home, I get changed and head up and he sits patiently at the top of the stairs for me.

[poodlefan]

I wouldn't "correct" it.

I'd ignore it.

The pup is whining for attention. ANY attention.

[W Sibs]

OMG... Charlie is a master whinger!

If you don't like it, just ignore it

For me, it's Charlie's way of communicating with me. He whinges about everything... last night, he walked around the house with a pig ear in his mouth whinging because he couldn't find a place to hide it. He is a funny fella.

[giraffez]

Do you praise as soon as the noise stops?

When he is whinning, do you look at him? It is best to not look at him, pretend you are coming into the house with a large bag of shopping, you can't see the pup and must get on with the job of putting away the groceries.

Alternative, if pup is not over excited - get him to do a sit and then you can praise for that.

i try to but the window is too small between the stop cry and the start cry. I use the clicker also. but the whinning hasn't improved.

When he is whining, i stand still or move backwards and no eye contact.

[giraffez]

Jager used to whine and cry whenever i came home (be it from work, or from 5 minutes down the shops). Our house set up is a little weird with the lounge room upstairs. So i would come home and get changed (out of work clothes) and would not go upstairs until he stopped all sounds and was quiet. At one stage i sat in my bedroom for 20 minutes after coming home. This only happened once, and from then on the time got shorter and shorter. When he was quiet, i would start going upstairs, if he made a sound i would turn around and go back a step or two until he was quiet again. Eventually he learnt that making noise makes me go away.

It broke my heart doing it every afternoon, listening to him whine, cry and howl when i came home.

So now i come home, I get changed and head up and he sits patiently at the top of the stairs for me.

Luckily my bedroom is the first room before the baby gate so i used to stay in my room until he stops. But as soon as i step out, he will cry even louder - he will wait for me at the baby gate until i come out.

For me, it's Charlie's way of communicating with me. He whinges about everything... last night, he walked around the house with a pig ear in his mouth whinging because he couldn't find a place to hide it. He is a funny fella.

Edited December 8, 2010 by giraffez

[Fleuri]

I'd ignore it.

When He is quiet then go to him and do some training.... Come, sit, stay whatever you are teaching him. I have a black&silver and yes he can be very vocal but not loud and annoying. More than anything he sometimes sounds like his trying to speak.

That cute little puppy might be trying to train you first. They are so clever... too clever sometimes

[tlc]

My youngest who is nearly 3 is a big whinger/sook/whiner, whatever you want to call it he is. I tried everything and in the end all I can do is ignore. He hasn't grown out of it, he is perhaps not quite as bad as he was. I'm used to it now, I think it is just part of him. My girls have never been sooks and my oldest boy occasionally has a whine but nothing major. I agree with ignoring being the best method.