Winging Doberman

[dmarcus]

Hi everyone

I have an 18 month old male Doberman who whines and winges when ever you ignore him or shut him away for short periods does anyone have any ways to stop this? thanks

 

[millitiger]

our doberman does this m=but not very loudly- just like she is mumbling at us!
she doesn't do it when she is shut up though, only if you ignore her or if she is excited! if she gets really excited she does this really strange, loud, whiney yawn!

sorry not much help

 

[Spudlet]

Henry can get a bit like this - I ignore him until he shuts up, then make a fuss of him. I spent a lot of time sitting on my stairs waiting for it to go quiet downstairs before I went back down every I'd been to the loo a few months ago, which was very chilly as the stairs have no heating and my house is like a fridge!

I've heard it recommended to start by separating him from you with a baby gate so he can still see you (but ignore him and do something else) then build it up from there, not sure if this might be helpful? I tried to improvise with a clothes horse but Henry broke my carefully crafted barricade down in about 10 seconds - clearly he hadn't read that particular book

 

[Sprout]

They are a very vocal breed, and ours is constantly whining, whinging and generally grumbling!

She always whines more when my husband is at home because she knows he is a soft touch, but she doesnt bother when he is at work because she knows I will take no notice.

I always try to ignore attention seeking behaviour, and reward good behaviour.

Good luck!

 

[CAYLA]

Oh yeas! I feel your pain, Doberman where bred for the sole purpose of whinging, and they have perfected it!

one of my clients have one, so it's spends alot of time with me, thenk the lord it goes home at the end of the day

 

[ruger]

my dobe whinges constantly! he moans because he is hungry, wants to go out, wants to play, is bored, is cold. you name it he's got a noise for it! He also does a strange yodel.
he is 5 and although i have managed to modify it a bit by ignoring bad/rewarding good behaviour i think they are just a very chatty breed and you have to love them for it. i agree that it can drive you mad though when it goes on and you cant work out what they want. if that happens and i've been through the list of wants, i put him in another room for a bit till he stops. on the baby gates idea, i have them and i find he is worse if he can see me. not much help sorry

 

[amberleystar]

I agree, they are a very vocal breed indeed, mine is always trying to get attention, the most irritating thing at the moment is when my partner and I are trying to have a conversation, he starts whining then barking - so we are constantly turning our backs on him or walking out the room. He is only young, so he'll learn soon, I hope!