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Originally Posted by DanielleK  It'll drive you nuts for a few days, but you need to ignore, ignore, ignore.
No matter how much he whines or jumps or carries on (as long as he isn't hurting himself) IGNORE him. Put earplugs in or your ipod or something if you have to.
At the rare moments when he does quiet down, go to him and praise him like no tomorrow. Tell him, "Quiet...quiet...good boy!!" Use a soothing but very happy voice. Give him a small treat or just some lovins' and attention.
Then go back to what you were doing. If he starts up whining again, go back to ignoring him. But the minute he quiets down again, repeat the praise, etc.
Only take him out when he is quiet. If you know is 'bathroom schedule', stick to that, not just to responding to his whining. (If he needs to go and is whining, better to take him out than to have an accident, but ideally he should not get a response to his whining at all.)
I know it will be hard, but after a few days he should get the idea of what's going on. He'll realize that when he's whining he gets NO attention and when he's quiet he gets praise/treats. He'll also learn the command, "Quiet". |
Thank you so much DanielleK for the great info. We have a new Biewer puppy that is going through this same thing and we are ignoring the whining and rewarding the quiet by saying "good boy quiet". It's hard to ignore them but you have to or it will reinforce the whining if you go to pick him up, etc. My first Yorkie, Izzy, was a dream doggie and never cried while in the crate or pen. Cosmo..well he is a my challenge!
Good luck on your new puppy!
