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Whining? Help

L Meaux

Active Member
Does anyone else have a CC that whines? My female whines all the time. Like a sassy mouthed teenager. I have no idea what the issue is not how to correct it.

Yes I take her out to potty. It's not that. There is a different whine and nose butt of the door knob when she wants out.

The only thing I can figure is she is doing it strictly for attention. I don't want to reward her for that behavior by giving her the attention she wants. That would just reinforce it. I've tried ignoring her but she is persistent! Fussing at her give her attention even though it's negative so that won't work either.

Any ideas or advice would be helpful! Thanks
 

TylerDurden

Well-Known Member
Does anyone else have a CC that whines? My female whines all the time. Like a sassy mouthed teenager. I have no idea what the issue is not how to correct it.

Yes I take her out to potty. It's not that. There is a different whine and nose butt of the door knob when she wants out.

The only thing I can figure is she is doing it strictly for attention. I don't want to reward her for that behavior by giving her the attention she wants. That would just reinforce it. I've tried ignoring her but she is persistent! Fussing at her give her attention even though it's negative so that won't work either.

Any ideas or advice would be helpful! Thanks

I think you are on the right track. They whine for a variety of reasons, such as anxiety, fear, pain, and of course when seeking attention. Our Mastiff did it a lot when he was younger. At this point, it‘s pretty much limited to situations in which he specifically wants something (e.g. a toy or food). Quite a lot can be achieved through training. Making sure that it‘s not ok to constantly whine and bag for things. Is she suffering from separation anxiety? We have some very experienced CC experts on the forum, so someon else might chime in.
 

Boxergirl

Well-Known Member
L Meaux, if I remember correctly your girl is a rescue? Is this behavior new, or has she been a whiner since you adopted her? Is it only whining at the door, or does she do this at other times? How long have you ignored her when she does it?
 

Zeela

Well-Known Member
Zeela whines when she wants my attention or a treat. I just tell her "stop it", stop your whining!!!" in a very firm manner and I do not reinforce it with what she wants.
Remember, you are the boss. If they are whining because of something wrong that is different, you will know the difference.
 

L Meaux

Active Member
L Meaux, if I remember correctly your girl is a rescue? Is this behavior new, or has she been a whiner since you adopted her? Is it only whining at the door, or does she do this at other times? How long have you ignored her when she does it?
Yes she is a rescue. The whining is somewhat new in a sense. She had whined before but it's gotten worse. This is incessant and it seems to be her wanting attention. I always run through the hierarchy of needs. Does she need to potty? Has she been fed? Etc. And it really does seem to be attention seeking. I'm a teacher so she does stay at home while I'm at work. Hopefully the whining will decrease once I'm home more with her and we can get some training in. She is very attached to me so separation might be an issue but there isn't much I can do about having to work.

I ignore her for as long as it takes for her to be quiet. Once she's quiet I give her attention. My hubby doesn't ignore her as long and usually fusses which I feel is just giving her the attention she wants.
 

Boxergirl

Well-Known Member
Ah. Okay. I was wondering if this was a habit that she had from her previous home where her behavior may have been reinforced. It sounds to me like you're doing everything right. You are absolutely correct that negative attention is still attention. Getting your husband on board would be beneficial. The one thing I would do, if you aren't already, is reward her being quiet. Keep yummy things around and treat her every time she's relaxing quietly, doing something to occupy herself, etc. You want to capture the calm and the quiet. Hopefully she'll catch on quickly that being quiet gets her attention and good things, but whining and being demanding doesn't. I would also suggest that working on teaching her to settle on a mat would be beneficial. Impulse control work is exhausting and settling is a great behavior to teach.