How can i stop my whippet puppy being too clingy?

Question

I have a whippet puppy who has become really really clingy.
She follows me from room to room, even when i think she is fast asleep. She even learned to climb the stairs (but can't get down) to follow me to the bathroom. When i shut her out of a room that i am in she digs at the carpet and whines like mad.
She whines when i go out of sight. She loves her food and will even leave that to see where i am. I've got to the stage where i have stay and watch her eat.
I've bought her numerous toys and a kong to try and passify her. She's getting worse.

Answer 1

Funny mine are more independent than any of the other breed dogs in my family - I mean they like to hang around me but well if theres a morecomfortable bed or a bone in the next room - so long ma...
However separation anxiety can be a real problem in the breed but the "pros" (people who breed or work a lot with whippets) seldom see it - probably cause we just don't give in to it while habits are forming with pups so don't give in to it. Walk outta the room for ONE second while she is eating. After a few days increase it to 2 or 3 seconds then in a few more 10 or 20 till she can eat without you. Give her great wonderful bones or kongs filled with peanut butter and do the same ....
Give her a comfortable crate- feed her in it with the door open for a few days - shut her in and walk out to the mailbox next time go to the corner ---ect...
Send her with a friend for a 5 min walk around the block - or half a day at the park....
THE DAY I bring a pup home I start teaching them to be OK alone with short disapperences. don't make a fuss when leaving or returning - treat it casualy just go out come in scritch then on the head & sit down read the mail... Its Ok to let them follow you around the house most of the timejust not every single second...

Answer 2

Your whippet is being a normal whippet. Here is a quote off of the website listed below:

What are whippets like to live with?
First of all...close! They may look cat-like and aloof, but most of these dogs are real snugglers. They like being with their people all the time and will want to share your bed as well as the sofa if you'll allow it. A whippet is not a dog you can expect to lie quietly on the floor at your feet...he'll be curled up next to you on your chair. They're sometimes referred to as "Velcro dogs." With a whippet in the house, you may have more company than you want in the bathroom, and if you go out to the mailbox, you might be greeted just as enthusiastically upon your return as you would be after a two-week absence. This is not the breed for you if you need a little more distance between you and the dog. Occasionally you may encounter an aloof whippet, but that's not true of most of them. . .

End of Quote.

First of all, you have the wrong breed if you wanted a dog that is aloof.

A greyhound would have been better. They are couch potatoes and aloof.

Answer 3

Clingy Puppy

Answer 4

Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind. And that means not giving in to the whining. Never respond to that pattern of behaviour.

If you have to do something, lock her in another room for the duration. Put on your iPod and block out the sound.

As soon as she realises that you will no longer respond to her cries, she'll give up. It might take a while though, so be strong.

Answer 5

Along with more exercise, interactive toys such as stuffed Kongs, stuff sterilized bones and treat balls use the techniques used for dogs with separation anxiety. Sometimes a lower protein food helps too but that depends on her age. And use the NILIF/ NFL methods.

Answer 6

The whippet breed is sometimes classified as a "clingy" breed. They suffer from seperation anxiety, which is not fun.
I reccomend discussing this with your vet, and obedience school, ASAP!

Answer 7

easy if it does somthing you dont want tap it on the nose or spray it with water,they'll soon learn