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Rubydoo's owner mentioned that she whines. Louie is the biggest whiner. I am wondering if this is a Basset trait, or just something that some of them do?

Does your pup whine?

Any idea on how to get them to stop whining?

Daisy'sLady

Nope, Daisy doesn't whine. She's a very quiet dog though, the only "whining" she does is in the morning when she's stretching... and i love it, i think its the funniest thing

mgbrown66

I have one that whines, one that doesn't. It never makes sense.

Welcome to bassets.

Byron Luv

Byron whines all the time. We play, he's eaten, he's gone potty...I can't figure it out. I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one with a houd that whines.

kaq1230

Hi,

I have 3 and 2 never whine and 1 is an incessant whiner!!! If you figure out how to make it stop, I would love to know what worked!!!!

charvie

Beldin moans, murmurs, barks, yips, rumbles, harupmphs, snorts and woofs ...

Mocha yips, snarfs, chitters, groans, huffs, puffs, and sings (on occation) ... :P

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Lightning&Stomps

Lightning used to be an incessant whiner. I thought it would drive me out of my mind. He seems to have grown out of it (he's 8). I think he figured out barking got me to do his bidding faster than whining. Stomps never whines, but he's not your typical basset.

Sabian's mom

Pearly whines when she is concerned, like if she is afraid Sabe is going to get an extra treat. She is a major whinner when we trim her nails. You would think she was on her last breath! Sabian never whines.

Jasmine's Mum

Jasmine is a fairly regular whiner - mainly just when she wants attention. It has earned her the tag line "World's most hard done by dog", as her life is obviously much more trying than we can comprehend - she's actually lying in her crate and whining, as I type this.

Mikey T

In general dogs do what works for them. If you find the whining annoying it is most likely getting the dog the attention it is seeking.

1. be proactive why does the dog whine? satisfied the dogs need before it needs to ask.

2. attention seeking see Harmony Program Work much like you would for a crying baby. When a baby cry's do you ignore it? That does not work to well. It is best to give the attention. food etc it needs. Once it learns it needs will be and are being met it does not need attention as often

3. Ignore the behavor. As above usually fails because the dogs need are not met. At best you substitute one annoying habit for an even more annoying habit that you can't possibly ignore.

4. train an alternative less annoying behavior, Such as sitting in front of you quitely see <a href="http://www.clickersolutions.com/articles/2001b/alternate.htm" target="_blank">Training an Alternative Behavior:
Changing a Paw Whack to a Chin Rest</a> and Stopping Negative Behavior Positively
5. reward the behavior, just be sure the reward is not something the dog wants see "You Won the Prize!" and Insights Into Puppy Mouthing
There is no one way to solve any problem, and as ussually the case most solutions are not complatable with one another. You know the dog better than any one else so you are in the best postion to evaluate which method is most likely to work for you.