Whining?? How to stop it??

[Lady Dakota]

My puppy wont stop whining...you take her out..play with her..and then once we are inside if you leave her in another room and she can see you she starts whining horribly...sometimes she even pees. I dont know what to do, I feel bad but I know that I cant give in and my boyfriend gets irritated when she keeps it up. I got an article about seperation anxiety from my vet and followed what it says but it still isnt helping. If you ignore her for about 5-10 mins she will stop but then once she sees you, it starts all over again. She likes going in her crate, but I feel horrible always locking her up when we are home, so she roams around the kitchen. But when you leave the kitchen she whines. Is there any way that we can stop her??? I would let her have free roam of the house, but she is also in her chewing stage and tends to chew on things she is not supposed to.

Does anyone have any suggestions?? We started puppy classes last Thursday but they are only once a week and I haven't gotten to ask them for any tips. We considered getting another dog, like a 2yr old trained dog, to be with her, but I am not sure if that will help either.

Suggestions...Comments...Anything would be great...

Thanks,
Jen

[Judi W]

It certainly does sound like stress whining, but I agree with you that you cannot respond to it which will encourage more. Make sure you do not sympathize with her and never use a baby voice with a dog like this. I don't believe there is any reason why you cannot tell her "that's enough" (without going to her) then go on with what you are doing and ignore her. Turn up the TV, or vaccum or run the dishwasher........

She is not being "bad" in that sense of the word, but she is showing inappropriate behavior for no reason and should be told so.

[Platzz]

"She likes going in her crate, but I feel horrible always locking her up when we are home, so she roams around the kitchen. But when you leave the kitchen she whines."

Your being played....be strong!

You know she's been, feed, and has gone out side to relieve herself. After, a little play break put her in the crate and ignore her, put on a set of head phone & listen to music if you have to. If you let her "WIN" this round all the rest of your training will suffer.

Don't forget puupy grow while they sleep andthe need plenty of it.

My Elsa now 10 mos. whinned and squealed so bad it sound like we we killing cats in the house. She got over it! Your will to.

[Sargeant_C]

Trust me ignore that whine cuz it will get worse if you do not. And placing her in the crate does not hurt her. Sometimes you have other things you have to do and what would you rather have..her safe or her eating something poisonous or bad for her? So the crate is your best friend with her. Use it and let her get used to it.

[brunie's mom]

How old is your puppy?
I agree with the others...put her in her crate and ignore the whining. Cover the crate up with a sheet, this sometimes helps...if the dog cannot see out or only from one side of the crate.

Please DO NOT get another dog.....then you may have two whining dogs.
Raise your pup till she is 2-3 years of age and a good role model...and then and only then get another dog. Never get another dog as company for your own dog. Dogs are very happy to be the "one and only"....get a second dog if you want the dog for yourself. Remember...2 dogs, twice the amount of training, time, food, vet bills and dirt and hair.

Gina

[Platzz]

"Cover the crate up with a sheet, this sometimes helps...if the dog cannot see out or only from one side of the crate."

Great advice! The privatcy will help keep the pup calm.

Of course you know the follow-up thread will be, "Help my puppy is sucking the sheets into the crate"

[jazzie23]

My 13 week old would do nothing but whine when we first got her, whine sooooo much , it went on for about two weeks and it would last for hours and be unbearably loud.

I asked the trainer what to do and he said that she has absolutely no business whinning, it is unacceptable. I was told whenever she whines give her a stern and a loud "QUIET", if she doesn't stop he told me to smack the crate as hard as I can. It will make a loud noise (it will not hurt her), it will scare her and she will be quiet.

I actually read here somewhere about how someone dealt with their dogs whining for a long time and nothing worked, until the dog snatched a sandwich from her mouth which got her really ticked off because she was pregnant and was craving for it and to top it off it was the last of whatever she was eating in the fridge. She took the dog and put it in the crate without showing any frustration, the dog started whining she got mad and smacked the crate with a baseball bat, the dog freaked out and has never whined again .

Jazmin whines occasionally but a stern quiet works very well and I don't have to repeat it, she doesn't like her crate smacked. I only had to do it a few times in the beginning.

Your not hurting the dog your just creating an uncomfortable and memorable experience which your puppy most likely will not wanna go through again and to do that she will be quiet.

[jazzie23]

Also you should put your puppy in the crate when your home and not able to watch her not only for her safety but also because she probably associates the crate with you leaving (if that's the only time you put her in the crate). Doing that from what I hear can cause seperation anxiety.

I put my puppy in her crate when I eat or when I just need some alone time to watch a show - it gets her use to the crate and she doesn't associate it with me leaving. She's also safe and away from anything she might wanna destroy while I'm not watching her .

Try this too, get her a KONG. When Jazmin sees me pick it up she knows I'm about to fill it up with something YUMMY and she goes into her crate wagging her tail, sits there and waits for the YUMMY KONG to come her way. I don't have to make her go in there. Try filling it with some wet food and her kibble. It will keep her busy and happy in HER CRATE.

I read here that

Just a caution with yogurt or ANY dairy products...they can cause ear infections (yeasty ears) and itchy skin, goopy eyes.

nad the KONG filling you can get at the store was told are not too healthy either. My dog loves kibble and wet food in there.

GOOD LUCK with YOUR PUPPY!

[SABELLESMOM]

Sometimes, at least in my experience, the smaller the space ... the less stimulation there is ... the quicker the pup learns to self soothe/relax and rest/sleep. You'll have to be the one to decide. If she tired, try the crate instead of the whole kitchen. If she need to play some more, make sure she has a few safe toys.

[TRAINorBEtrained]

not sure how to help your situation bt can add my baby pit (7months) started to do this 2 weeks after we got her. only with me(daddy) mommy if we go out the door awww boy she wines like someone is killing her. when i leave for work in morning same thing. only i drive down block and up the street. she knows to run way back in the yard to take her last peek at me. THATS MY BABY......... RIGHT UNDER MY ROTTY I HAVE TO SAY.