My daschund is 8 months old and wasn't taken from his mother too early. I made sure of that just so he wouldn't be a whiner. However, he still is. Anytime I leave, anytime he wants something, whine, whine,whine,whine,whine!

How do I train him to stop?

My pup (from that age to a few weeks older) would whine in his crate even if he had only been in for a moment, and after food and play. What worked for me is to reward him when he was quiet, and if he did whine, I would make a sudden "ah-ah!" and tell him to shush.

Now he only whines when he needs to get out to go potty.

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one option that I have had success with is covering the crate. When darkened puppies have a tendency to become more relaxed. Also, I live a stereo or the tv on when not at home. The dogs have associated this with me being there and generally also helps them feel secure. I have trained 10 year old dogs in less than a week to accept a crate that were never crate trained prior as well as puppies this way.

This may help. Try placing a shirt, pants or towel which has been used by a family member. By smelling the body odor of a family member, it gives the dog a sense of security, almost as if you are with him all the time. This may control his whining. Remember you have to give him a chance to adapt to his surroundings.

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Thank you, I shall try all those that I can.....

Please advise as to which technique worked the best.

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I sure will. I have tried this and SEEMS to work.
When I do have to put charlie in the bathroom when I leave or at my boyfriends house at night when we go to bed, he (meaning charlie not boyfriend, hahahaha) will start whining. I immediately say AH-AH..and BAD BOY. While it works, I hope I am not diminishing his self esteem.
I will be starting crate training again here soon, so cross your fingers that it will be a smooth transition.

Remember to try to reward, too.
Positive reinforcement does wonders.

Even if he has only been in the bathroom for a few moments, if he is quiet, tell him that he is good for being quiet and reward him with attention or a treat.

Originally Posted by RottOrNot

Remember to try to reward, too.
Positive reinforcement does wonders.

Even if he has only been in the bathroom for a few moments, if he is quiet, tell him that he is good for being quiet and reward him with attention or a treat.

I definately would NOT attempt ths...if the dog has any brains at all he will learn how to work it to his advantage and will have you running in and out with treats.
In this situation think about how you would do your children if they were whining all the time. You would tell them NO and if they persisted you would probably give them a time out {in another area}.
Try saying NO and then ignore the dog, if he persists then remove him. He will get the idea.

Originally Posted by splinters

Try saying NO and then ignore the dog, if he persists then remove him. He will get the idea.

Exactly where would I move him to? If I have him in the bathroom, he starts whining. I could transfer him to his crate. But have been told never use a crate to scold.

If I have him in his crate and he starts whining, then I could put him in the bathroom, but then have the previous dillema.

Most of the time I do just let him run around my bedroom, he whines for a short time then stops. However, I leave the house so I dont know how long he whines for.

I do however agree with you. I cannot be going back and forth with treats.
With all the other training i'm doing with him, he's starting to depend on his treats more so than his dog food.

He's a dachschund and I know that being overweight for them is bad.

Like a double-edged sword. :twisted:

I only meant move him if he is whining while next to you for something. If he is already confined then you just have to tell him no and then ignore hime. IF he listens when you tell him no then by all means reward him by letting him out of the bathroom or by giving him attention.
I think if while he continues if you tell him no and then give him a squirt with a water bottle that may help.

Originally Posted by splinters

I definately would NOT attempt ths...if the dog has any brains at all he will learn how to work it to his advantage and will have you running in and out with treats.

lol, you obviously don't give the dog a treat EVERY time it is quiet. Just every once in a while to reinforce the desired behavior.

And not saying to give the treat if the dog is whining and then stops. Only if you put it in the crate and it stays silent for a bit.

Heres a suggestion for treats when training. Try using pieces of his kibble that way hes not getting all the added junk that seems to be in the treats and you can save the treats for special times.