tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606641452257293345.post7564794962174305442..comments2024-02-22T05:27:29.802-05:00Comments on All Things Dog Blog: Ask the Dog Trainer: Help Us With Our Whining GreyhoundCarrie, with Tanner and Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06570829196985801670noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606641452257293345.post-85631106783933749212011-10-15T01:02:11.131-04:002011-10-15T01:02:11.131-04:00I would love to try and help you on this.. I have ...I would love to try and help you on this.. I have a few questions about his background.. Was he a rescue? Did you get him as a puppy? How old is he? And a few of the comments on here are some things that I have told my Clients to do for their dogs and puppies.. Whining,to me, is the subtle way to get your attention.. I have one Client's dog that is a barker.. She doesn't really bark with me a lot because I talk to her.. I know that every day is different, but, to me, animals are just as social, talkative, and understanding of emotions as people are.. Please email me because I have a few more questions for you.. Just to get to the root of the problem.. Or at least try.. <br /><br />Stephanie<br />NashvilleDogWalking@yahoo.comStephanie Basfordhttp://www.nashvilledogwalking.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606641452257293345.post-89681799755757449242011-10-13T16:43:28.049-04:002011-10-13T16:43:28.049-04:00hi everyone, desmond's mom here! thanks so muc...hi everyone, desmond's mom here! thanks so much to carrie and michael for their help and suggestions. and thanks to those who have left comments here. <br /><br />@jane, we have consulted our vet already, and she says he's healthy. she actually said it's possible the food we're giving him has too much protein and may be creating more energy than we're able to help him burn off. we are going to switch his food soon, so we'll see if that changes anything.<br /><br />@hounddogmom, desmond is a bit of a whiner at all times. we do our very best to ignore him when he whines whether it's at night or during the day.<br /><br />@kolchak, we would not be opposed to this (we actually already have a bench--just need the mattress for it), but on the nights when we've let him come in bed, he always starts out at the foot of the bed and winds up literally on one of our pillows by morning. sometimes we realize it's happening and stop him; other times, you just get punched in the face by a paw. :-) maybe we can train him to stay down there though. thank you!<br /><br />@k-koira, music could work if we keep it low and near him. i have to sleep with earplugs as it is, but i could live with music on if it stopped the whining!<br /><br />we'll have to try one thing at a time so we can figure out what's going on. changing food and increasing exercise is goal #1. we also bought him a new bed--a cave bed. maybe that will help him since he likes to be covered.Lauren @ Life With Desmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976547323996618195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606641452257293345.post-9465610926165637142011-10-10T11:25:32.243-04:002011-10-10T11:25:32.243-04:00Oh, we have a basset that whines all the time. It...Oh, we have a basset that whines all the time. It is not only when he sleeps, but when he walks or does anything. We have determined that he swallowed a squeaker when he was a puppy before we got him. BOL Sniffs, The HoundDogsHoundDogMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828509164127432246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606641452257293345.post-31463514100551315302011-10-10T08:52:12.076-04:002011-10-10T08:52:12.076-04:00Dogs will whine due to feelings of abandonment or ...Dogs will whine due to feelings of abandonment or fear, and the whine is their "alarm" so they can be rescued. First we need to know why is your dog whining. Once you do, then you can easily stop the whining. In your case, where you are not able to find out, it's always better to consult a vet. <br /><br />Vets from http://petnvetfinder.com are really good. You can get suggestions 24/7.Jane Cooperhttp://www.petnvetfinder.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606641452257293345.post-86352476870189717952011-10-10T03:27:34.346-04:002011-10-10T03:27:34.346-04:00What about putting a wide padding bench at the end...What about putting a wide padding bench at the end of the bed, just for him? He feels like he's "in" bed with you and you have enough space to sleep? Koly used to cry through the night and we ignored it. I practically made myself bleed biting my tongue and some days I didn't get much sleep, but eventually, he stopped. Thank Dog.Kolchak Pugglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03246753495695769393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606641452257293345.post-33524920470484615532011-10-10T00:38:55.674-04:002011-10-10T00:38:55.674-04:00I would try having music on at night, to see if th...I would try having music on at night, to see if that helps. If something happens outside that is waking him up, maybe the music will help keep him from hearing it. Or, it might just be a soothing background noise to him. When crate-training a dog, I will often leave a radio on, either music or a talk show, quietly, in the same room as them. I find it helps them stay calm and quietK-Koirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933780350863090595noreply@blogger.com