Dealing with Dogs Who Whine
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In this video, Ed Frawley discusses the problem of dealing with dogs who whine. There are many reasons in which a dog may whine, and there are different ways of handling this problem. Addressing a puppy who is whining is much different than a mature dog who is bored. It is important to understand why your dog is whining before trying the techniques suggested in this video.
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Questions posted to ASK CINDY are answered almost every day. They are also recorded in our systems if a dog owner has additional questions Cindy will review the previous Q&As and this helps her give better feedback and assistance.
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I enjoy your videos and all the educational content on the leerburg website.
I’m hoping for a bit of advice here:
I have a 4 yr old Dalmatian that whines a quite a bit.
One of my house rules is: “Quiet in the crate.”
If I tell her “upstairs” (her go to crate command) she will go into the spare/dog room and lay in her crate and whine in anticipation of her incoming meal OR she will stand there with only her back feet in the crate, whining, waiting for me to bring her meal.
She absolutely DOES NOT get anything—especially her meal—if she is whining. She is extremely food motivated.
Ive tried only feeding my other dog, who is crated next to her, because he is quiet and that usually gets her attention long enough to keep her from whining.
I tried using an e-collar to issue a correction, but she just kind of melts. When she is finally quiet, I mark that with a “yes, good quiet!” And offer her the food bowl with her meal in it. The first few times she didn’t even try to eat her meal-which was quite shocking.
She also knows when I have been out and I come home and park on the street in front of my house. Before I’m even through the front gate she is “screaming” and yodelling and whining. Should I put an ecollar on her before I leave and take the transmitter with me so that I can issue a correction when I hear that behaviour when come home?
It happens if I’m gone for half hour or if I’m gone for 6 hours. There should be no actual reason for it other than “she’s happy
to see me”, (as I was told by a local trainer) but, to me, screaming your head off when you hear my car pull up is NOT acceptable.
Any advice or insight you can provide would be greatly appreciated!
Best,
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Claire
