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I am trying not to throttle my whippet... Seriously trying not to throttle her!!

She is a persistent whiner and its really really annoying... We've tried ignoring, tried covering her over head and all with a blanket... That used to work now not so much, tried telling her off, just a growl at her and a 'stop it!' She is loved to pieces but really trying my patience! I've had her all her life, she's 11 now, and she's always done it but its worse this last year. She is not in pain, she never does it at night when we've gone to bed I should know, she sleeps in the bedroom, she also never does it when we go up the yard. I've literally just answered the phone and she started to majorly increase the volume so I could hardly hear and focus on the phone:(. She just lies there and whines :( if you put your hand on her, she stops. I'm getting pretty sick of it to be honest, any tips for a demanding little cow bag whippet?

I know this is NL and not dogs, but I figured I would get more responses on here.
 
The_Snow_Queen said:
I am trying not to throttle my whippet... Seriously trying not to throttle her!!

She is a persistent whiner and its really really annoying... We've tried ignoring, tried covering her over head and all with a blanket... That used to work now not so much, tried telling her off, just a growl at her and a 'stop it!' She is loved to pieces but really trying my patience! I've had her all her life, she's 11 now, and she's always done it but its worse this last year. She is not in pain, she never does it at night when we've gone to bed I should know, she sleeps in the bedroom, she also never does it when we go up the yard. I've literally just answered the phone and she started to majorly increase the volume so I could hardly hear and focus on the phone:(. She just lies there and whines :( if you put your hand on her, she stops. I'm getting pretty sick of it to be honest, any tips for a demanding little cow bag whippet?

I know this is NL and not dogs, but I figured I would get more responses on here.
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sorry but this made me chuckle, she sounds like a diva. Any photos of the little attention seeker?:D
 
Has she got things to think about mentally? Physically we could wear the work collie out but would still whine, mentally we made him work for things and he soon gave up.

I'd do away with the sleeping in bedroom - you need a good nights sleep and it won't kill her to sleep in another room! After X o'clock I'd pop in kitchen/kennel etc and then ignore.
 
if she stops when you put your hand on her she is probably just wanting you to stroke her! my old dog used to do this, drove me mad!
 
So put your hand on her. Given her age, she may be losing her hearing so is getting louder or she may be beginning dementia type behaviour. (I hope not). Either way, it's a reassurance thing, so reassure her. If she's expected to be quiet and on her bed for hours, she may be bored. It's sweet that she wants your attention.
 
Just sitting here waiting for my daughter to get ready to go out and our YTxJR is whining. I love her dearly but it goes through me and I feel like, well... you know what I mean :eek:
 
plum pudding said:
sorry but this made me chuckle, she sounds like a diva. Any photos of the little attention seeker?:D
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Yes lots, will post them in a sec...
PandorasJar said:
Has she got things to think about mentally? Physically we could wear the work collie out but would still whine, mentally we made him work for things and he soon gave up.

I'd do away with the sleeping in bedroom - you need a good nights sleep and it won't kill her to sleep in another room! After X o'clock I'd pop in kitchen/kennel etc and then ignore.
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She is a very lazy dog! I can't see that she is bored, she has 2 springers to play with and a jack Russell, someone is always around and she gets out everyday. An example of her attitude is that she comes to the yard, has a walk on the way back, walks in to the house and promptly starts whining because she knows its dinner time, that's where it used to end, but now she eats, jumps up on the sofa, gets covered in her blanket and starts whining, until I go upstairs to bed... Funnily enough some days I go up and come down for her later and the whining stops when I go up, other days she comes straight up and the whining stops. Couldn't not have my girl in my bedroom, she has her own bed, but is allowed on mine and she never whines in the bedroom, plus she is an older girl and needs to go out in the night, so I'd prefer to keep her close so I know when she needs to go! My poor parents, when I went away to turkey this year she whined for England and they couldn't get her to shut up! And I missed her so much that I made them hold her up to the Skype camera so she could see me and I could see her... I know, I am a sap:o

I will try and make her 'work' a bit more see what that does.

cinnamontoast said:
So put your hand on her. Given her age, she may be losing her hearing so is getting louder or she may be beginning dementia type behaviour. (I hope not). Either way, it's a reassurance thing, so reassure her. If she's expected to be quiet and on her bed for hours, she may be bored. It's sweet that she wants your attention.
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If you see above, she can literally walk in the house and start whining.... It's not practical to put my hand on her, and I almost don't want to 'treat' her for whining if you get what I mean? Sometimes I'm at the other end of the room working, or sitting in my chair, not on the sofa, and she has no issue with sitting on the sofa next to me and still whining. It's really annoying, but in some way I don't mind that she does it, but I worry that because its getting worse it may be something I'm doing to encourage it, I certainly know I've been around more since it started. Right going to post some pics...
 
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My Bobby (approx 6 year old staffie x) does this. I think it's just for attention. Trouble is, if you react to it (even to growl or tell off) of course you're rewarding the behaviour with attention.

The only thing which shuts Bobby up is to go out for a good run. he's just been chasing sticks up and down a hill in the park, stretched out asleep now. Bliss. :)

Your whippet is adorable. Cute little face. :)
 
cinnamontoast said:
So put your hand on her. Given her age, she may be losing her hearing so is getting louder or she may be beginning dementia type behaviour. (I hope not). Either way, it's a reassurance thing, so reassure her. If she's expected to be quiet and on her bed for hours, she may be bored. It's sweet that she wants your attention.
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I agree with this. I bet she is going deaf. This happened more and more to my old dog. I didn't realise. I thought she was getting dementia. But it turned out she couldn't hear me and needed touch or hand signals as reassurance. It must be very frightening for them. With my next dog I recognised the signs straight away and started to replace verbal commands and reassurance with physical ones. I know how annoying it is though when they whine and whine. We have a 7 year old chihuahua sized jack russell, and she whines and whines as soon as we sit down to watch a movie. I end up having to shut her in another room.
 
Fawn is my favourite kind of whippet!
And whippets are exempt from normal dog sleeping arrangements. We were all asked at dog training where our dogs slept and I was the only one who said "on my bed". Most people were horrified but luckily the instructor replied "well you've got whippets so that's allowed"!
 
Montmorency said:
Fawn is my favourite kind of whippet!
And whippets are exempt from normal dog sleeping arrangements. We were all asked at dog training where our dogs slept and I was the only one who said "on my bed". Most people were horrified but luckily the instructor replied "well you've got whippets so that's allowed"!
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:D so true :D sheis currently wedged against me on the sofa having been up yard for a good run, and I am currently worrying my pants of... Have had a bit of a cry because I found a lump on her throat which is right by her larynx... Going to the vets on Monday to get it checked out... Although I'm not sure it's anything linked to the whining, she's done that on and on for years I really think its linked to me being around more and her wanting the attention and to be waited on hand and foot :rolleyes:

Edited... She was the only fawn whippet in a litter of brindles... I just had to have her :D
 
FionaM12 said:
My Bobby (approx 6 year old staffie x) does this. I think it's just for attention. Trouble is, if you react to it (even to growl or tell off) of course you're rewarding the behaviour with attention.

The only thing which shuts Bobby up is to go out for a good run. he's just been chasing sticks up and down a hill in the park, stretched out asleep now. Bliss. :)

Your whippet is adorable. Cute little face. :)
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Thank you :) I love her so much :D she takes it to extremes though, just got back from a good run and the yard, fed her straight away, sat on sofa next to her and she is whining... Barely above a whisper:rolleyes: good job I love her:rolleyes:
 
"to be waited on hand and foot"- isn't that why humans were put on this earth (from a whippet's point of view)?!
Hope the lump is nothing sinister. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.
 
Montmorency said:
"to be waited on hand and foot"- isn't that why humans were put on this earth (from a whippet's point of view)?!
Hope the lump is nothing sinister. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.
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Me too, I had a very bad relationship and ended it this year but it still left a hole in my heart, a major hole was left by losing my beautiful mare this year and I'm praying with everything I have that this is nothing sinister because I just don't want to face that :( but yes, diva extrosdinaire and in all honesty if all I have to put up with is her whining, I would not have it any way. Finding the lump tonight has made me say ****** it... Whine all you want, as long as I have you x
 
Easy enough if you can be consistent :-) decide who will leave the room, if it's to be her every time she starts whining take hold of her collar, without saying anything or looking at her directly, and put her out of the room and shut the door, if you have an indoor kennel (cage) put her in there. When she's quiet bring her back in but be prepared to turn right around and put her out immediately if she starts to whine. If you are going to leave, just get up and leave the room, don't say anything to her or look at her, you would have to stay out until she is quiet. If you come back in and she starts you would have to go again.
You will need to be very consistent with this, dogs learn by random reward behaviour, bit like a person addicted to coin gaming machines, if they score 1 win in 20 it's a good result and re-inforces that behaviour. Good luck
 
I have a very whippet like lurcher! She too, is a major diva! She whines if I leave the room :( thankfully we are now at a point where she can stay in the house and not howl the place down! She whines and paces if she thinks its past bedtime (she sleeps in our room too), she whines if she doesn't have her fleecey jamas on (she gets cold at night.... And she's not allowed on/in our bed!) But... She is truly beautiful, loyal and just a fantastic dog.... I let her off :) xx
 
My elderly lurcher ,14, has always been a persistent whinger. She's never wanted for anything, it's just the way she is. She mostly shuts up if I spend the entire day doing what she wants! She's so high maintenance I'm amazed she didn't put me off dogs for life(she was my 1st dog), luckily my other 2 dogs are happy go lucky, low maintenance chaps. Still love the whiny old bat though!
 
I would do what anniearab says, if she is doing it for attention give her the opposite and show her that sitting quietly and nicely gets her attention. Definitely wouldn't be 'rewarding' the behaviour even if she is old bless her!

Hope the lump if nothing major, maybe she's tired her voice out and got a little nodule or something.
 
mandwhy said:
I would do what anniearab says, if she is doing it for attention give her the opposite and show her that sitting quietly and nicely gets her attention. Definitely wouldn't be 'rewarding' the behaviour even if she is old bless her!

Hope the lump if nothing major, maybe she's tired her voice out and got a little nodule or something.
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Thanks everyone, well I'm ringing up first thing on Monday, so hopefully they can squeeze her in then. I will update when I know more, she seems blissfully happy but fingers crossed for her, I've already lost one of my divas this year x
 
Lovely whippet.

;) Normal training doesn't apply to whippet things - mine is currently under the duvet at my feet, while I try to kill off a flu on the sofa.
 
ozpoz said:
Lovely whippet.

;) Normal training doesn't apply to whippet things - mine is currently under the duvet at my feet, while I try to kill off a flu on the sofa.
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Lol! I know what you mean! Daisy is huffing puffing and panting under her blanket on my bed at the moment... Boiling hot but god help me if I take the blanket off her:rolleyes::D whippets do as they want when they want :D
 
My springer has got very vocal as he has got older and he is slowly going deaf aged 12- have to shout now for him to hear us. He went to vet too as found a lump in his mouth now waiting for biopsy results but we know its not good news as vet found more than one lump he has one under his palate at back of his mouth too and slightly suspicious areas on x rays of his chest. He almost wasn't with us any more but vet could not convulsively say what it is in his chest so he is home for now and you wouldn't know there is anything wrong with him! Vet can give us an approximate time scale when results come back but we've already said as soon as he shows signs of pain we will let him go :(
Hope news is better for yours I followed what went on with your girl and no one deserves what you went through with her - hopefully your dogs lump comes back as nothing fingers crossed for you for your vets visit xxxx
 
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