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when my 16 week old pup sees me, he tends to whine to be let out of the kennel. sometimes this happens at midnight when I step out to get some things out of the storage. he would cry and cry....I dont know how to beat this?? just the slightest glimps of me and he'll start crying... its making for some sleepless nights..hehe
this is somewhat related to my "wake up call" thread... kind of an update
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By NEVER rewarding it. If you once reward it with letting him out or even paying attention to him, he will be confirmed in perceiving it as a tool to get what he wants.
If you once reward it, and then ignore it, he will escalate it at first because "it worked once.... maybe I just have to up the volume."
You can also be very careful always to get him out while he is calm and quiet. Also, you can praise calm and quiet behavior.
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what if I sit out in front of the kennel without letting hijm out for a while...waiting till he quiets down. he usually settles down after I come out. then he waits for me to open the kennel. if I take too long he gets restless again so I make him wait again. he doesnt come out unless he is quiet. but his restlessness only begins when he sees me around. I wanna stop that.
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oh yeah !! I'll try that when I get home. should I leave him in and do it over and over? like get him to be quiet, praise, then turn back around, wait till he gets quiet, praise then let him out?
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ok. I tried that method. it didnt work. as soon as I went outside he shut up. I sat with my back to him and he was quiet and making NO fuss. as soon as I went back in the house, he started crying up a STORM. he's out there now crying and all I could do was close the glass door so I dont have to listen to him.... what to do??
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How about standing facing away, no attention, until he is quiet, and then immediately marking that. You want him to KNOW what he did right. :>
When I did this with our GSD the first time, it took about 30 minutes for her to quiet down. I brought a book. Now she takes about 30 seconds, hopefully soon she'll stay quiet as I approach. It's a process, and it takes time and patience.
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my problem is that he starts to fuss about 1/2 hour before feeding time. I almost dont want to feed him or "reward" him for this behavior. I'd go out, leave him in the kennel as I clean up. He'd be quiet the whole time so eventually I'd let him out.
as far as him whining when he sees me, its hard to do the "sit with my back to him" method because once Im outside, he's quiet. its like I have to avoid walking past the doors and windows so he doesnt cry. I dont wanna be a prisoner of my own house...hehe
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