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Originally Posted by Rocmistro  My pup is also whining but not too bad. If we give her adequate stimulation, playtime, outdoors, etc. before bed, she usually whines about 10 minutes after we turn out the light, and then she goes to sleep. I've had good luck in her sleeping through the night, though she's usually up between 6 and 7.
When she wakes up at 6-7, she starts whining. I usually get up and take her outside for bathroom, not because she's whining, but because I need to get up and start the day too.
Is there any way to avoid her seeing this as a response to her whining, and thus not encourage it? |
i think that whenever they are whining in the morning after sleeping all night, that it is a different sounding whine than the "i'm lonely or i just want to be out of the kennel" whine. at that point, i think they will associate the response to the whining much more with the act of going potty than the actual whining, if you know what i mean. Them sitting by the door and whining to let you know when they need to go out is what you are shooting for anyway once this whole potty training is done.