Lots of dogs whine for lots of different reasons. The first thing you need to do before being able to solve the problem is to understand the cause of the whining.
One of the main reasons for whining is because your dog is lonely and needs some attention. Whining is the way your dog will likely convey this message to you. She may simply need some more love and affection. Alternatively, you dog may be whining because she's not feeling well, if you suspect this to be the case, get him to a vet as quickly as possible.
Dogs also whine at times when they are left at home alone. If your dog is whining when you're not there, it is probably due to separation anxiety. Separation anxiety is something that can be fixed relatively easily. All you need to do is to teach your dog that when you leave the house, you will always return. Start by leaving the house for one or two minutes at a time, slowly work this up to 10 minutes and then half an hour once your dog gets accustomed.
However, should you make a fuss when you come back or you fawn over the dog as you are leaving, you will find that you're leaving takes on a new meaning, it becomes a big deal. Do not get overly excited when you leave and pay attention to your dog only after you have been in the house for a while. This lets your dog know that your leaving is a normal occurrence, you will return and it is no big deal.
After spending some time practicing 5 and 10 minute "away" intervals, slowly increase this until you are gone for over an hour. Little by little your dog will stop paying attention to when you return home and will stop whining completely.
Another way to stop dogs whining (which is fairly controversial) is to ignore your dog totally. This is not always a good idea as your dog could have some real underlying physical problems which are the reason for the whining. The way this method works is that you first give the dog a firm command to stop the behaviour, if the dog doesn't stop whining, you can then use negative reinforcement. You can do this by making some loud annoying noise that your dog will associate with the whining. This may be effective in stopping the whining altogether.
Regardless of how bad your dog is whining; never resort to physical violence as this doesn't resolve the problem. It will in most cases only make the problem worse. Abusing dogs is a crime and your dog will be far less likely to train well if it is abused. Always treat your dog with love and respect and have patience in fixing his whining problem.
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