How to Stop Dog Whining at Night, during Crate Training or Seek for Attention

There are some dog owners give affection to the dog in order to stop dog whining, actually, the action has encouraged the dog to whine more.

Remember that dogs are different from human in many ways, especially in psychology. If you give affection to a child that is crying, he will stop crying. But, dogs or puppies are not children. If you give affection to a whining or crying dog, this action will intensify the dog to whine more to get more affection.

Dog whining is common among puppies that are 6 to 8 months old. It is a way of communication. It is to let his pack members or human know that he is worried about something. If the dog whining issue is not controlled, your dog may develop some higher degree dog behavior problem such as excessive dog barking or dog dominance issue.

Picture shows a pug is whining for something.

"Some Possible Reasons of Dog Whining"

• Your dog is worried about something. It can be as simple as sound of thunder or couldn't find his mate.


• He feels sad about something.


• He does not know how to handle the stress of boredom or loneliness.


• He feels stress to be confined in his crate (When you crate trainig your puppy).


• He feels insecure of being left alone in the house.


• Last, he just wants to whine to get your attention, affection or food treat.

"Some Tips and Techniques to Stop Dog Whining"

One of the best way to stop dog whining is actually ignore him. I understand that you will feel cruel for not giving affection for your dog when he is sad. But, always remind yourself that it is the human's tendency to comfort another human who is sad. In the dog world, this action will actually encourage him to be more worried about the thing he is worried. That's the reason he will whine more.

• DO NOT give affection to you dog (Neither physically nor verbally).


• DO NOT give food treat during this time.


• Completely ignore your dog.


• Pretent that you do not hear his whining.


• Do something like obedience training or exercise to make him forget what he whines for.


• Give affection or food treat after you realise that he has stopped whining

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