Tips On How To Stop Dogs Whining
Tips On How To Stop Dogs Whining
If you're trying to curb your dogs whining behaviour, you'll have to identify what is causing him to do it.
Dogs whine as a means of showing us what emotions they are experiencing - pleasure, pain, fear, loneliness etc.You mustn't punish your dog for showing his feelings, but rather show him the way in which you would like him to behave in a given situation. Whilst some dogs seem to prefer whining over other forms of expression such as barking, all dogs can be taught to choose another method of expression, so long as you are consistent in your re-training.
First of all you'll have to stop rewarding him with attention when his whining begins. For example, your dog may whine from excitement when he sees you preparing for his morning walk. If you then quickly put him on the leash in order to stop his whining, you have really told him that whining is a great way of convincing you to take him for a walk! Instead, what you should do is praise your dog for calm, quiet obedient behaviour.
Why not give this a try instead...
Tell your dog to 'lie' or 'sit', and wait calmly until he obeys. If he continues to whine, tell him ‘No’ or ‘Be Quiet’. Say the command once only, and then wait for him do as you have asked.Don't give him any eye contact while you wait for him to be quiet.
If after ten seconds or so, he still has not behaved as you have asked him to, then leave the situation and start another task without him - the idea is to demonstrate to him that he has been unsuccessful in trying to control your actions
Repeat this process until he begins to do as he has been told.
Make sure you reward him with loads of happy and affectionate praise when he starts to act as you have asked him to, he will hopefully repeat this correct behaviour next time in order to receive similar praise from you. He may not get it right first time, but if you consistently follow the above steps, sooner or later he should work out what you want him to do, and that whining is no longer a good way of getting what he wants.
You will also find you can use this process to re-train dogs who are whining before they are fed, when they go on car journeys, or any other excitement-triggered bout of whining.
If you're trying to curb your dogs whining behaviour, you'll have to identify what is causing him to do it.
Dogs whine as a means of showing us what emotions they are experiencing - pleasure, pain, fear, loneliness etc.You mustn't punish your dog for showing his feelings, but rather show him the way in which you would like him to behave in a given situation. Whilst some dogs seem to prefer whining over other forms of expression such as barking, all dogs can be taught to choose another method of expression, so long as you are consistent in your re-training.
First of all you'll have to stop rewarding him with attention when his whining begins. For example, your dog may whine from excitement when he sees you preparing for his morning walk. If you then quickly put him on the leash in order to stop his whining, you have really told him that whining is a great way of convincing you to take him for a walk! Instead, what you should do is praise your dog for calm, quiet obedient behaviour.
Why not give this a try instead...
Tell your dog to 'lie' or 'sit', and wait calmly until he obeys. If he continues to whine, tell him ‘No’ or ‘Be Quiet’. Say the command once only, and then wait for him do as you have asked.Don't give him any eye contact while you wait for him to be quiet.
If after ten seconds or so, he still has not behaved as you have asked him to, then leave the situation and start another task without him - the idea is to demonstrate to him that he has been unsuccessful in trying to control your actions
Repeat this process until he begins to do as he has been told.
Make sure you reward him with loads of happy and affectionate praise when he starts to act as you have asked him to, he will hopefully repeat this correct behaviour next time in order to receive similar praise from you. He may not get it right first time, but if you consistently follow the above steps, sooner or later he should work out what you want him to do, and that whining is no longer a good way of getting what he wants.
You will also find you can use this process to re-train dogs who are whining before they are fed, when they go on car journeys, or any other excitement-triggered bout of whining.
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