Can someone please help me with my little problem? My 13 month old dog won't stop whining. He does it all the time. It's not 'cos he needs out or needs cuddles or 'cos he's hungry. It's not 'cos he wants to play either I can't seem to find out what's up with him or how to stop him from driving me mad. Any suggestions would be most welcome:)

May be the poor dog is ill? and needs to see the vet.

No, there's nothing wrong with him apart from the whining that's why i'm asking for help. I just can't find a reason for his strange behaviour. I've asked friends and relatives and they can't understand it either:(

Can you give us some more info?

What breed is he, and what are you doing when he whines? Does he seem to whine all day, or does he stop at any time?

Lindsay

jenjen

could it be boredom? I know with my Staff she HATES being ignored and will whine till you play with her. Have to be careful though cos if you give in everytime then they will think "hey this is great!! All I do is make this noise and everyone falls over themselves to please me!"

Its maybe a case of you having to rule out any illness first with a trip to the vets, making sure she is stimulated enough mentally and having the will power to ignore it if she does it too often so she doesnt use it as a manipulative tool. Make sure you get the balance right and hopefully this will teach her that being quiet and well behaved brings rewards :)

He's a large munsterlander. He just seems to start for no reason no matter what I'm doing or what anyone else is doing, even if I'm playing with him or give him cuddles, he just sits back and whines. I just can't understand it. I have no problems with my other dog He's in perfect health. He just whines. I've tried ignoring him some times, giving him attention at other times. It didn't work :( I can't even find a common trigger that starts him off. He jst starts and stops at odd times.

maybe he's talking to you? :) :).

When you say you try ignoring him sometimes have you tried ignoring him completely and leaving the play/fusses to when ever he is quiet? Literally when he whines turn away from him or leave the room and then when he is quiet go back to him and fuss him.

I first started trying to play with him when he whined but that didn't work :( Then I tried ignoring him and only playing when he's good and that didn't work :( I just can't find a reason for him whining. It's as if he's doing it just to infuriate me.

My dog did that to me recently - then when I followed her out to the garden later she had a very loose motion - I believe she had a stomach ache :( Dogs don't do anything for no reason, and certainly not to infuriate their owners - they do it because they believe it will be rewarded in some reason - usually by human contact or acknowledgement in some form (which can be being shouted at :( ) It might be worth gently manipulating his stomach to see if he's got a stomach cramp?

It isn't anything to do with his health he's in perfect health as i keep saying :rolleyes: It's a problem that's been going on for about 8 months now. I've tried everything I could think of to find out why he does it but can't find an answer. I've had dogs for 20 years and never had a problem like this with any of my dogs in the past. It's just so upsetting that I can't do anything to help him with his problem. He sounds as if he's in a huff when he whines but there's no reason for him to be in a huff

I too have a 4yr old labrador that whinges and whines who is in excellent health. I mentioned it to my vet but he didn't seem that concerned. I have noticed with my dog that she does it more when other members of the family are out so perhaps it is a pack thing. It's definitely not done through boredom or lack of attention or walks. We are getting a puppy in the next month and I am hoping that this may help. Sorry I don't have any solutions. I don't think that whining is necessarily a negative thing. As my dog rarely barks perhaps this is just their way of communicating.

It might be worth checking with the breeder/stud dog owner whether any other dogs in his pedigree are prone to this. Sometimes this sort of quirk is genetic.

It can often be sorted, but I would speak to the breeder in case.

Lindsay

My family are the breeders and have bred back four generations so i know it's not hereditary. I guess I'm just going to have to live with his annoyihg quirk :rolleyes:

He's at it again. AARGH!

Our dog has always been a whinger - all the male pups from the litter are too! However his whining increased at 9months , and along with other behaviour he became highly sexed. We made the descision to have him castrated as clearly the hormones were driving him mad. Now he is 12 months and the hormone levels are still dropping - it doesn't happen overnight when they are castrated! All I can say is thank God we had him done. It has helped reduce the whinging, which was attention seeking and boredom - wanted to get out there in teh wide world with the ladies!

He does still whinge from time to time , though no where near as badly just occasionally when he wants attention - a cuddle , a game or comforting. You need to be tough and ignore it - if you have established that it is for no reason - like 'I need a wee'.

Nikki

Don't forget that the hormone levels drop naturally after adolescence! Between about 9 and 18 months the levels are about 3 times higher than those of a mature dog.....
:)

Looks like I'll just have to wait for a few months to see if he calms down a bit. Ha! Ha! :rolleyes:

i have the same problem with my staff. i posted a site earlier today. taz whines mainly at night, when we are watching tv, just to have the doors opened to go upstairs, or in the kitchen or outside.(he doesnt want a wee or anything). i think its because he is fed up! i try to ignore him but one look at his face and he gets a big hug! it only destracts from the whining untill the hug stops though !!