Oh, I know something about whining.... I don't even remember when it started (and that's a dog who was so quite as a pup we could smoggle him to a no-pet hotel!!). But when I'm on the computer, he sits down in front of me and whines. When he sees something he can't reach, he whines. Guess what he did at 5 AM when hubby left for work?
Whined for me to let him into bed and snuggle. He won't dare do that when hubby is around thogh LOL. They are full of little tricks...