Awww he loves his Momma! LOL! I haven't had the rocking and whimpering but Wolfie will cry and run back and forth in front of us when we come home. He is also a BIG baby when he thinks he's hurt. If he just stubs his toe, he starts screaming like someone was killing him and then he limps over to us with the paw up to be rubbed. As soon as we rub it, he's all better like nothing happened. LMAO! My vet said that, in her experience, of all the dog breeds, GSD's are the biggest babies, and love to overact.