I have tryed to ignor Dexter's whining but he won't give up.
He whines in the morning for 1/2 hr an hour before I get up, he whines because he is hot or cold, he want in or out, he is tyred of walking on leash, i have trown the ball too far, the toy moves too fast and anything else. He is now whining at my feet but look peace full. He is not in pain and almost 2yo.

I fell like giving him a foot up his a$$ but that is not the solution.

That is his poor miserable dog whine, he has a whine much different if he has to go.

The quiet makes him whine more, he stop at first and starts over a few minutes later but louder.

Well, I have definitely been there, and I know how hard it is to TRULY ignore this, and also how much I set myself back every time I reacted. So consider this post as coming from someone who has been through it and finally succeeded.

As an example, what happens in the morning?

At what point (with regard to him) do you get up?

I made it a 100% consistent point NEVER EVER EVER to react in any way, which meant that I did not get up during a whine .... only during a silence.

A club member reports that he dealt with it by setting the alarm, even though he didn't need it. He never moved until it buzzed. He thinks (and I have to think he is correct, since he was successful) that the dog finally perceived that until that sound happened, nothing would get him out of bed.

He also reported that he didn't formally teach "quiet." He DID wait for quiet in situations like the one you describe ("He is now whining at my feet") and then jump up and start something the dog loves.

PS
Reminder: Extinguishing an unwanted behavior by ignoring it and not rewarding it even with negative attention will cause it to get worse first. This is easier to endure when you know it's gonna happen.

Ariane, I just want to say I really sympathize with you. I have a persistent whiner, too. I think it's so ingrained in him that most of the time he does not even know he's doing it, sort of like a person who has a habit of humming or whistling a tune without consciously thinking about it.

I'm going to study Connie's advice myself and renew my efforts to put a stop to it once and for all. This bit here really strikes me:

 Quote: Connie Sutherland

A club member reports that he dealt with it by setting the alarm, even though he didn't need it. He never moved until it buzzed. He thinks (and I have to think he is correct, since he was successful) that the dog finally perceived that until that sound happened, nothing would get him out of bed.

It sounds like it is possible to sort of reset the dog's natural waking time this way. We all know they have great internal clocks! So maybe by using the alarm clock in this manner for a while, you can reset your dog's internal clock. Good luck.

wake up time is hard. Most days 6 or 6:30. Last sunday was show day, so 4:00 am it was. This week Dexter thinks that I have to get up very early. Actualy he is getting a bit later every day since monday but needs a solid half hour before he stop.

Now we just came back from our run in the wood. He whined because of the bugs but keep playing.
Now he has his head on the edge of the lap top and whines to go out od get attention. I am trying very hard not to react and stay focus but have to send the dogs to their crate in a few minutes so I can go ride.

What am suppose to do when I have to get up (schedule) but he whines at that time. So far I leave him in the crate and do what I have to do with Harley and let him out when he stop. It is a pain as I have to feed him when he does that after the barn is done. And he will, you guess it whine cause he did not get his food.

I will take Harley`s bark and pushiness any time over Dexter`s whinny attitude, me poor mesirable dog no one loves me, play with me and now the bugs will eat me, POOR ME.

Ok he gets on my nerves. Onle if I could use ear plugs

Thanks for the support

"Now he has his head on the edge of the lap top and whines to go out or get attention."

Ah. Then he has been well taught that it works.


"What am suppose to do when I have to get up (schedule) but he whines at that time."

Stand there like a statue, gazing away from the dog, until a silence happens, and then instantly open the crate.

Honestly, as hard as it is, you gotta face (just like I do and my club friend does) that we "trained" the dog that it worked.... or at least that it MIGHT work.

100% consistency is 100% required.