Tips On How To Stop Dogs Whining.
January 31, 2010 | Filed Under: Dogs And Family
To stop a dog from whining, you must first understand why they are choosing to do it.
A dog will whine as a way of conveying his emotional state to us, to let us know that he is happy, sad, anxious, in pain, etc..It’s important that you do not reprimand your dog for trying to communicate in this way, but instead teach him to do it in a more acceptable way. Whilst certain dogs seem to favour whining over other forms of expression such as barking, all dogs can be persuaded to choose another method of expression, so long as you are consistent in your re-training.
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Firstly, you need to stop rewarding his whining by giving him attention when he starts whining. For example, your dog may whine from excitement when he sees you getting ready for his morning walk. By hastily getting him on the leash and out of the door to stop his whining, what you’re actually showing the dog is that whining is a quick route to being taken on a walk! You should actually be doing the opposite – rewarding your dog for calm patient behaviour.
You could give this technique a try…
Command your dog to ‘Lie Down’ or ‘Sit’, and wait for him to do as you have asked. If he continues to whine, tell him ‘No’ or ‘Be Quiet’. Tell him only once, and then wait for him to comply.Avoid eye contact with your dog until he obeys your command to be quiet.
If he still has not obeyed your command after 10 or 12 seconds, move away from him and start to do something else – excluding him completely, so that he begins to get the message that he can no longer control your behaviour by whining.
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Repeat this process until he does as he has been told.
Give your dog lots and lots of praise in an upbeat tone of voice when he gets it right – he will be motivated to get this reward again the next time you go over the process. It might take a few attempts before he starts to get it right, but by your being consistent every time, he will in the end work out what he needs to do, and more importantly he’ll see that whining is no longer a beneficial behaviour to him.
This method can be used for trying to stop dogs whining before feeding, when on a car journey, or in fact for any other bouts of whining that are due to excitement.
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I used these tips to stop a neighbor’s dog from whining.
Till then,
Jean
Yeah, ever since my husband left for his six month vacation, my puppy has not stopped whining! I have been trying to figure out if there is a way to stop it. So, this was quite helpful advice! Thank you.