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03-18-2011, 11:47 PM | #1 |
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| 5 month old will not stop whining in crate okay so its really weird. she only does it sometimes.. it only happens when my boyfriend is at home with me. but when its just me, she is super quiet. she is already 5 months old and is still whining while in her crate. i have tried ignoring it.. and even saying "SHHH" and she is quiet..TEMPORARILY. but then she starts whining again. i have even tried to only pay attention to her when she stops. i guess i am wondering. does it usually take awhile for her to grow out of this? she's been doing it ever since i brought her home. its not as bad as it was when i first brouhg her home. just want to see if its just something that takes awhile to breka out of it? or should she already be snapped out of it? she's not in pain, nor is she hungry, or that she needs to go pee. because i make sure she has everything she needs. its simply because she wants attention....... er so annoying. please tell me its something this annoying whining will eventually go away.
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03-19-2011, 12:51 AM | #2 |
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| have u tried to leave the room and see if she settles down? I live in a bachelor pad so her play pen (which btw is just as wide as a queen bed... lucky dog ive only got a double hehe) and she whines when i'm in the room. when i go to the bathroom in the morning she whines but will stop in a minute and go back to doing her thing (often eating drinking or playing) however, if u live in a bachelor pad and you have no where else to go, try not making eye contact with her. it works with coco. she whines when i put her in the pen and im in the room (unless if its sleep time) but if i ignore her and not make eye contact she settles within a minute. try these and see if it works!
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03-19-2011, 08:48 AM | #3 |
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| Why is she in the crate while you are home? You say she does not need to potty and really that would be the only reason for her to be crated if you were potty training and she needed to be restricted for this purpose. She should see her crate as her safe haven not a place where she is made to stay because you don't feel like having her out with you. Pebbles is crate trained and I leave the door open and she hops in if she want to get away for her own quiet time or taking a nap. Yorkies are social animals and need to be around human contact.
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03-19-2011, 09:22 AM | #4 | |
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To the OP, you say, "its simply because she wants attention", I agree with this too, but you have to ask yourself, why you find this annoying? Many of us got Yorkies, because we wanted to give them attention. There are lots of breeds that don't need as much attention. So many people pick the wrong breed for that point in their life, and may not have the time and energy to give their dog all the time it needs. If this is the case, I hope you talk to your breeder about this, or look into rehoming.
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03-19-2011, 09:50 AM | #6 |
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| Are you crating him because your crate training for potty training? If so he shouldnt be in the crate all the time just when you cant watch him so he doesnt have a potty accident. He is whining because of attention yorkies need it they are social.
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03-19-2011, 10:27 AM | #7 |
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| Whining in the crate? Take her out! You are home to hear her whine, so you should be able to watch her.... and a perfect opportunity for some potty training!
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03-19-2011, 11:47 PM | #8 |
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| "err i gotta go pee, i want my momma's attention, i wanta be wit my momma, she just ignores me, err it's so annoying!" Pay attention to your dog! she just wants to be with you! that's why she's being 'annoying' just part of training.
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03-20-2011, 08:40 AM | #9 | |
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| okay first of all, i have to leave her in her crate, because i work from home. in an office where i am constantly taking calls all day. i cant have her running loose in the house while i am working. so that is the reason why she is in the crate. i keep her on a schedule. she is about 90 percent potty trained at this point. i wish i could have her out playing all day... but that is not something that i can do. now when my boyfriend is home, and i am working of course i let her out and play. she also has a problem with pooping. stil hasnt been 100 percent trained on that. she likes to POOP in the house when i am not looking. i have her on a strict poooping scheudule too... and that seems to be working.. Quote:
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03-20-2011, 08:42 AM | #10 |
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| if i take her out when she whines, she is going to think that thats what it takes to get her out of her crate. i do not want that to be a habit. she is already taken out.. pee and poop, she has food in her tummy..of course the ony reason she is whining is because she obviously she wants attention. i cant give her attention 8 hours of the day. of course that is how it is with ppl that dont work from home. i do have a job. i take multiple breaks in betweent to let her out and play. but when i am working. i cant have her running around even in her play pen. she likes to chew on the carpet...
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03-20-2011, 08:44 AM | #11 |
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| also its not that i am not paying attention to her, I AM TRYING TO TRAIN HER NOT TO WHINE WHILE SHE IS IN THE CRATE SO ITS NOT A HABIT TO DO THAT WHENEVER SHE WANTS ATTENTION. i do pay aattention to her, WHEN I AM NOT WORKING. (I WORK FROM HOME) cant pay attnetion to her while i am trying to make money and take care of her now is it? and i am not working a straight 8 hour shift like most people do, again i take multiple breaks to take her out and play with her. just cant have her running free while i am working.
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03-20-2011, 08:46 AM | #12 |
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| and yes i am crating her because of i am trying to get her down with potty training, she wasnt crate trained beofre when i first got her, and that didnt quite work out well. the crate training is great. she doesnt whine all the time, its just sometimtes.... its like 10 percent of the time she is whining. other than that she does pretty well in the create while i am working. she doesnt quite have the pooping thing down yet so that is why i keep her in the crate to teach her to hold it......
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03-20-2011, 08:51 AM | #13 | |
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| yes i know she wants attention. i have a 4 year old yorkie right now, and he whines like crazy. i just dont wnat her to have the same habit of whining.. and when i wrote that post.. i was pretty annoyed at the moment. it doesnt bother me as much as it used to, but i just dont want to grow into a mature adult have a major whining problem. and i would never give away my dogs, what kind of person do you think i am? i cant believe you would even say that!!!!!!!! i am going to assume she will eventually grow out of it. Quote:
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03-20-2011, 08:56 AM | #14 |
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| I think you are missing the entire point of both your question and the replies that you received. I'm not sure how anyone was suppose to know that you are working from home unless you had stated that in your original posts~which you did not do. It wasn't until your second post that you offered this important piece of information regarding the dileima you are having with her whining when put into her crate. Furthermore, you stated this was not a potty issue in your first posts but now you say that she sneak poops so it is a potty issue because you feel she cannot be left unattended if you are busy with work. This is understandable and if you would have given more details you would have possibly received a more appropriate response to your questions. Could we possibly start from the beginning and lay your questions out again with all of these new details? I am sure that the responses will be more appropriate to your situation. Alldogboots also is a work from home member and she might be able to offer some suggestions to you as well. I know that I take calls from home all the time for business and 2 of my 3 are very good but one likes to stand in front of me and whine whenever I am on the phone. I can feel your frustration and would like to hear others suggestions on how they handle this behavior. But I still think that crating while you are home is not your answer. Hopefully we will both hear back from others that have similar issues.
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03-20-2011, 08:58 AM | #15 |
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| If she gets to the point she never whines in her cage when she is not sleeping, then she has given up and will be resigned to her fate. You don't want a pet like that. That is what you see from the puppymills -- poor dogs who have given up ever having the freedom to run and play as they were intended. You said in your first post that "it only happens when my boyfriend is at home with me." then you turn around and say..."but that is not something that i can do. now when my boyfriend is home, and i am working of course i let her out and play. " Which is it? Does she only whine when left in the crate when your boyfriend is home or do you "of course" let her out toplay when your boyfriend is home? If you are leaving her crated when she can hear you interacting with your boyfriend, then OF COURSE she is going to want out to be a part of LIFE! She is not an accessory to be put away when you don't want her around. You buy a pet because you want to SHARE your life with them. IMO. I understand you have a job -- I think every person who is at home during the day has a job too. Tending to children, laundry, cleaning, cooking, taxi-ing, helping with homework, projects, ironing, mending, etc... we are all busy. If you find you don't have the time to spend with a pup, and keep them cooped up in a cage too many hours a day, it might be time to re-evaluate whether or not you have time for a pet.
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