He's 5 not a bloody pup but you wouldn't know it by the way he goes on. He's done this all his life and nothing we've tried has had any effect.
He can start anywhere from 6am (sometimes earlier) and carry on at a constant inhale...... whiiiiinnne..... inhale..... whiiiiiiiiiine..... until I'm out of the bedroom (we do not alllow dogs in bedrooms overnight and have the doors closed. We did try allowing him in last year thinking maybe he'd settle down, but all it meant was he pestered us and licked himself - loudly - all night, and come the morning instead of whining he'd just get on the bed - v much not allowed here!).
There is absolutely no bloody (can you tell I've been gotten up again by it this morning??) reason for it. It really makes me murderous sometimes and in the past in a sleep-deprived anger I've swung the door open to throw a newspaper or slipper at him with an angry "Get to your bed!" (they know this command - all our dogs have their own bed and space). He slinks off pretty sharpish, but 5, 10, 20 mins later he's back.
He is not on his own - we have two dogs. Other dog perfectly normal, as with every other dog we've had. Would only whine if something was wrong (we can tell the difference between them).
He is not thirsty - we redo their water at bedtime every night and I don't think I've ever come out to find an empty bowl.
He is not hungry - they get fed after walks and most of the time it doesn't get touched til the afternoon. He's not a typical greedy labrador.
He does not need to go out with any urgency - if I get up and let them out the backdoor for a quick trip he'll turn right round and come back in. If I'm having a lie-in and someone else takes them out for a proper walk, as soon as he's back it's nose-pressed-to-the-door whining again.
Everyone else in the house can be up and he will STILL whine at my door. Apparently he lies with his nose jammed firmly into the corner where the door opens, and I can believe it as I can hear the little sod snuffling away as well as whining.
I think it's just the fact that he wants ME to get up, NOW. Well tough, frankly.
I have no experience with this kind of behaviour. We've tried treats on the odd mornings we don't hear anything, we've tried shutting him in other rooms so he can't get to the bedroom door - he just gets louder and yips (yes, he is 5, and a big labrador, and yes, he yips), we've tried other people getting up and distracting him, but he gravitates back every time. Usually my first step would be not to reward the behaviour, but when that would involve me staying in my room all day it's not really practical.
I just wish he'd shut up!
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FyreFly · 26/09/2014 08:33
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