Whining!

TankGrrl66 · 01-17-2012, 04:58 PM

Anyone else have a GSD who just whines too much?

I have a squeaky toy for a GSD. She is a female, almost a year old (spayed last friday). She will just stare at me and whine. She will pace, then come back to staring at me and whining. She whines in her crate. She will whine for seemingly no apparent reason, even after having been fed/watered and taken outside to relieve herself.

I think it is an attention thing. She will stare at me and whine, eventually attempting to crawl into my lap to put her head on my chest. We are working on it...she is learning that crawling on top of me does not equal pets. Sitting next to me like a civilized dog does equal pets.

She has really upped the amount of whining for the past month or so. It has become excessive since her spay. I can't blame her though, I would be whining about that too

Is this a GSD thing? A lady GSD thing? My 2 males have never caught my attention with it...

chicagojosh · 01-17-2012, 05:01 PM

my male Cody is a total whiner!!!! he's always carrying on about something. even if all his needs were just met... (an hour of play, food, water, pets, treats etc...next thing ya know he's whining)

62Deville · 01-17-2012, 05:47 PM

My male, Tank whines in his own way he will sit and stare at us then grumble/howl at us consistently

LoveEcho · 01-17-2012, 06:10 PM

My parents bought Echo a hot pink collar with "Whiny Little Bitch" embroidered on it...

The more you ignore him, the louder he whines. He can go ALL DAY.

brembo · 01-17-2012, 07:27 PM

GSDs are simply drama queens.

Gwenhwyfair · 01-17-2012, 07:29 PM

My boy, Smitty, is a whiner.

He's a "very busy dog" always has something more interesting to see, sniff and do and he lets me know by whining.

Drives me crazy sometimes....my energizer bunny dog.

onyx'girl · 01-17-2012, 07:31 PM

Onyx and Karlo whine to go out, to eat, to annoy me.
Kacie has hardly ever whined and when she does it is usually because of the cat.
I enjoy wine to tolerate the whine.

KentuckyGSDLover · 01-17-2012, 07:37 PM

If the whining has considerably increased, I may wonder if something is wrong, but all my GSDs have been a bit whiny, particularly when they want something. And that can include just wanting me to look back at their penetrating stare while I am working or something. Even more irksome, is when you ignore the whining and they up it to a short bark, thinking maybe you didn't hear the whine.

chelle · 01-17-2012, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onyx'girl

I enjoy wine to tolerate the whine.

Buahahaa, I like this remedy.

01-17-2012, 04:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
TankGrrl66 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 379	Whining! Anyone else have a GSD who just whines too much? I have a squeaky toy for a GSD. She is a female, almost a year old (spayed last friday). She will just stare at me and whine. She will pace, then come back to staring at me and whining. She whines in her crate. She will whine for seemingly no apparent reason, even after having been fed/watered and taken outside to relieve herself. I think it is an attention thing. She will stare at me and whine, eventually attempting to crawl into my lap to put her head on my chest. We are working on it...she is learning that crawling on top of me does not equal pets. Sitting next to me like a civilized dog does equal pets. She has really upped the amount of whining for the past month or so. It has become excessive since her spay. I can't blame her though, I would be whining about that too Is this a GSD thing? A lady GSD thing? My 2 males have never caught my attention with it...

01-17-2012, 05:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
chicagojosh Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Wicker Park, Chicago Posts: 1,789	my male Cody is a total whiner!!!! he's always carrying on about something. even if all his needs were just met... (an hour of play, food, water, pets, treats etc...next thing ya know he's whining) __________________ A tired puppy is a good puppy CODY - Sable GSD Born 11/15/09 MANDI - GSD/Husky/Lab Mix Born 6/3/06

01-17-2012, 07:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
brembo Master Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here, of course Posts: 696	GSDs are simply drama queens. __________________ I seem to have misplaced my occipital lobe, and as such cannot search for it. Do you see my dilemma?

01-17-2012, 07:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
Gwenhwyfair Master Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 877	My boy, Smitty, is a whiner. He's a "very busy dog" always has something more interesting to see, sniff and do and he lets me know by whining. Drives me crazy sometimes....my energizer bunny dog. __________________ "Smitty" GSD (rescue) ~ Happy goober dog "Ilda" GSD WGSL 4/28/10 ~ Wild Thing "Autumn" Australian Shepherd 10/9/11 ~ Fluff Ball

01-17-2012, 07:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 17,605	Onyx and Karlo whine to go out, to eat, to annoy me. Kacie has hardly ever whined and when she does it is usually because of the cat. I enjoy wine to tolerate the whine. __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo

01-17-2012, 05:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
62Deville New Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 16	My male, Tank whines in his own way he will sit and stare at us then grumble/howl at us consistently

01-17-2012, 06:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
LoveEcho Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: CT Posts: 1,073	My parents bought Echo a hot pink collar with "Whiny Little Bitch" embroidered on it... The more you ignore him, the louder he whines. He can go ALL DAY.

01-17-2012, 07:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
KentuckyGSDLover Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Kentucky, of course Posts: 404	If the whining has considerably increased, I may wonder if something is wrong, but all my GSDs have been a bit whiny, particularly when they want something. And that can include just wanting me to look back at their penetrating stare while I am working or something. Even more irksome, is when you ignore the whining and they up it to a short bark, thinking maybe you didn't hear the whine.

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