whining

[Alan and Lynsey]

hi all,

lately i find that when im trying to train with meg she keeps whining, if we are doing a 2 or 3 minute sit and stay she will start whining, if we then do our sit,down and stand she will start whining then start barking. she is on a diet at the moment because the vet said she was too heavy, do you think it is because she is hungry?

what is the best thing to do, i have tried turning away from her, i have tried telling her to sshhhhh!!!! but she will just keep whining.

cheers,
Alan

[Ann, John JJ and Kyle]

Poor you Alan It thought I heard her whining on Sunday. Not a problem I've had with any of our dogs. Hope someone else can be more helpful.

[Suzanne H]

I live with Mr Whiner - whines when he wants out of his crate, whines if he's left in a room, whines at training if he's not doing anything. He's a very vocal dog.

He does it to get attention or to let us know he'd rather be doing something more interesting.

I try to praise him when he's quiet and ignore him when he's whining - and he only gets out of the crate if he's quiet.

if she's otherwise perky, it's not hunger - she's probably just telling you "This is boring, can we do something else." Maybe just try to make the training more exciting and faster paced???

[Alan and Lynsey]

hey Ann,

its just something she has started doing lately and it becomes very annoying but as Cesar says positive energy is key. haha
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Cheers,

Alan, Lynsey, Meg, Peanut and new arrival Bella

[Alan and Lynsey]

i have started to speed up the sit,down and stands but she still becomes vocal.

i have also been praising her when she does an exercise quite and if she is whining i don't give her a treat, when doing a recall i will not call her until she is sitting quite.
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Cheers,

Alan, Lynsey, Meg, Peanut and new arrival Bella

[Jack]

I tend to agree it's a mix of over excitement and boredom. She KNOWS she's training and wants to get on with it so if it were me I'd wear her out with LOTS of agility and "finding" training first combining the physical with the mental THEN move on to the more sedate challenges such as the sit or down stay when she is physically tired and the excitement and initial energy burst has left her.
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[Lorna]

I totally agree with Jack. Tire her out physically and then she will be easier to keep mentally stimulated. Her breed means you have to keep her interested until she is ready to be calm and rest. As you said - cesar says exercise, discipline and then, when she is calm, affection. Good luck...
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