I have two dogs that both sleep in the lounge together. They go for a walk at 10pm every night before bed to do their business. Recently, the older one has started whining at about 5am every morning. To start with I thought it was because he needed the toilet but when I let him in the garden, he just sits by the back door. It's starting to wear a bit thin now (not that I'd ever hit him or anything), and I have a full time job and need some decent sleep. He goes to work all day with my other half, so he's not stuck in the house, and gets walked at least twice a day. He's 9 so surely he should be past the stage where he's acting like a pup? I don't want him sleeping on our bed with us either, as there is not room for two dogs and he'd be just as noisy. How do I get him to stop before I go crazy?!
2007-03-23 04:19:17 · 17 answers · asked by gemma_florida 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
As he's getting old, I had to let him out in case he had an accident in house. He's not lonely as he is with the other dog, I do not want him in my bedroom at night, and its easier said than done when he's squealing and it's 5 am to ignore him. Can I have sensible answers please!
2007-03-23 04:31:34 · update #1
He gets walked AT LEAST twice a day and is out of the house on the building site all day, not shut up indoors. Not in pain, loves going out for his walkies, runs around for ages.
2007-03-23 04:32:57 · update #2
He has more than enough exercise, he's exhausted every night. He gets walked for 30 - 45 mins in the morn, when I get home from work and before bed, bearing in mind he's only little and 9 years old, I think thats more than enough. He's not in pain as he doesn't play up the rest of the time.
2007-03-23 04:41:11 · update #3
You made a huge mistake by taking him out that first night. Your dog now knows that if I cry I get attention from you and that is exactly what it is doing. The best way to solve this is to ignore your dog and he will soon learn that his crying gets him no where.
Think of it like a child in the store. You kid wants some candy and kicks and screams and throws a fit to get the candy and you give it to her. What did you now teach your kid? That all she has to do is throw a fit to get what she wants. It is the same situation.
2007-03-23 04:27:04 · answer #1 · answered by Sassyshiba 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read in a book that if you have a crate and they start whinning you should bang on the top or side of the crate and tell them quiet. It may take a few times the first night but it worked like a charm on my 3 year old adopted dog. Good Luck! Just remember if you don't have a crate you can get one fairly cheap. And it may be in your best interest do so. Or if you don't want you can put a couple pennies in coke can or beer can shake it and tell him to be quiet. It takes a few times but after the first night or two the dog probably won't whine anymore.
2007-03-23 04:36:44 · answer #2 · answered by TN_girl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you should try buying them a huge bed and letting them sleep on the floor in your room with you. At least for a few nights untill he feels better. I have 5 dogs and with them they all get to go out and play in the fenced yard all day and at night they come in and they all go in their own beds. I don't hear anything from them until I wake them up. I don't really know what to tell you. Or when he starts whining don't give him any attention that may work too....maybe he knows that you will come to him if he cries. The bed thing really works for me. I just am constantly cleaning!!!!!!
2007-03-23 04:27:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a big dog that is 10 years old and she did the same thing. Drove me crazy untill I figured out what was wrong. She has athritis and after lying in one place for so long she would get sore. I then went to the vet and got some pills for the athritis. I also put three different thicknesses of pallots down for her. When she would whine I would just have her switch places. After about a week of doing this she learned to do it herself.(the meds began working too.)
2007-03-23 04:34:38 · answer #4 · answered by kathy k 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Maybe he is getting hungry first thing in the morning. Can you try leaving out some food so that he can get something to nibble on til you get up ?
It's possible too that he is hearing someone else on the street up and leaving at that time in the morning. Our dogs hear the guy across the road go out and start his truck to start it warming up, and they get up at 4:30 thru the winter and want to go out and investigate. In the summer, he doesn't warm his truck up first, he gets in and leaves at 5... So they'll stay sleeping til 5. On the weekends, he sleeps til at least 8, and so do our dogs...
2007-03-23 04:52:50 · answer #5 · answered by DP 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You didn't specify what breed he is. If he is a large dog, he could be having hip pain or other health problems by now. Get him checked by your vet.
My first clue that my dog was getting old was when she abruptly sat down in the middle of a walk and wouldn't get up for quite a while. Yours might be the whining.
2007-03-23 04:31:17 · answer #6 · answered by loryntoo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i own three dogs and if theres one thing ive learned is that exercise cures mostly anything. only because he goes to work with your spouse doesnt mean he is getting enough exercise. if the dog whines in the morning try increasing his walks by at least 20 mins at night. whining is another way of them getting out physical frustration. good luck with your dogs--and remember its up to us to make sure all domestic animals are treated with care.
2007-03-23 04:34:58 · answer #7 · answered by james a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's OK to let your dog out if he has to potty - don't talk to him or interact with him (make the interaction minimal - you don't want him to try to wake you up for that. Then, you need to ignore him no matter what he does! Dogs crave attention and, good or bad, they'd rather have some attention rather than nothing. It may seem mean, but you must ignore this behavior if you want this to stop.
2007-03-23 05:33:14 · answer #8 · answered by Misa M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since this is a new behaviour for him and he's a dog who's getting older, I'd be taking him to the vet for a geriatric check-up to find out what's going on. Any sudden change in behaviour should be checked out first to see if there's a physical cause.
Sounds like he's getting plenty of exercise and attention, so could it possibly be a bit of canine alzheimers starting? Ask your vet.
2007-03-23 04:25:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
You really should get him checked by a vet. Dogs don.t start doing odd things for nothing. You'll kick yourself later if it turns out he had problem and all you did was coss him.
2007-03-23 09:29:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋