Gavin Foley wrote 01/27/2007 10:08 AM Dog keeps "crying". Why. #126506 - 01/27/2007 10:08 AM
Gavin Foley Webboard User Reg: 01-03-2006 Posts: 39 Loc: Dublin, Ireland Offline	Im not sure if this is in the right section and if it is not i apologise. My little older then 1 yeat old cairn terrier bitch keeps whining or crying. We have just moved house and she keeps following myself or my partner around. It is the first time she has been to the new home. Im thinking its cause she does not know the place and will relax. But im no expert and want to be sure so i came here for help. She will sit beside me and whine. Anything she does and she whines. Am i worring for nothing? will she get over it? or is it something else? Please any help would be great. Thanks GF If you dont know me, dont judge me.
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Connie Sutherland wrote 01/27/2007 10:56 AM Re: Dog keeps "crying". Why. [Re: Gavin Foley ] #126512 - 01/27/2007 10:56 AM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: Gavin Foley Im not sure if this is in the right section and if it is not i apologise. My little older then 1 yeat old cairn terrier bitch keeps whining or crying. We have just moved house and she keeps following myself or my partner around. It is the first time she has been to the new home. Im thinking its cause she does not know the place and will relax. But im no expert and want to be sure so i came here for help. She will sit beside me and whine. Anything she does and she whines. Am i worring for nothing? will she get over it? or is it something else? Please any help would be great. Thanks GF I think it will help her uncertainty a lot to have lots of walks out and around and back to her new house (to fully establish here whereabouts to her) and to do mptivational training. If she can be trained to follow some new commands (or brush up old ones) and rewarded for success, I think it will boost her confidence and security. I'd be very sure I was not reinforcing the anxious whining by caressing or soothing when she does it. I would calmly ignore it and move around confidently and normally, ignoring whining (no attention at all to it).
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Amber Morgan wrote 01/27/2007 11:04 AM Re: Dog keeps "crying". Why. [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #126514 - 01/27/2007 11:04 AM
Amber Morgan Webboard User Reg: 10-18-2006 Posts: 1849 Loc: St. Louis, MO Offline	Ditto what Connie said about not reinforcing the whining. It's really easy to do that because you feel sympathy but if you do pet a whining or insecure dog, then the dog gets the idea that that behavior is something that is rewarded and encouraged. Mostly it seems like your dog is just kind of unnerved by the move. How long have you been in the new place? My guess is that it won't take long for her to settle down if you project confidence and don't encourage her unhappiness. If it goes on for too long, or is accompanied by any other symptoms, a trip to the vet might be in order to make sure she's not whining from illness. And just FYI, the dominant dog forum is probably not the place place to post this to get as many replies since this is not a dominant dog issue. Perhaps you can contact a Moderator and ask them to move the post for you. Carbon
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Sandy Moore wrote 01/28/2007 10:56 AM Re: Dog keeps "crying". Why. [Re: Amber Morgan ] #126637 - 01/28/2007 10:56 AM
Sandy Moore Webboard User Reg: 07-25-2006 Posts: 2665 Loc: AZ Offline	First I would walk her around the boundaries of your backyard and front yard 3 or 4 times a day, giving her praise and treats as she explores. While reinforcing this outside, in the house I would have her go for a treat or toy that you put down a few feet from her where she can see it and goes to get it on her own (this is assuming she just doesn't want to leave your side), near the walls of the house, and build a little on that by putting the treat or toy out of her sight somewhere in the house and have her try to find it, even if you have to lead her to it (just until she sees it). Give her praise when she goes to get the item. The idea is to get her to explore the house on her own soon and be familiar with every detail outside and inside. Hope the idea helps. Anything you can do to reinforce the security of her new home, and nothing to reinforce her insecurity. She will relax soon. She just doesn't understand it's her new home and that you won't leave her there. Keep her routine the same as it was in her old home.
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