Why does my dog bark and whine constantly in public and the car?
Dogs often start high-pitched whining and howling the moment they arrive at a destination or enter a new environment, continuing relentlessly until they are physically touched or exhaust themselves. This relentless noise-making causes owners to dread bringing their dog along and leaves them feeling overwhelmed and guilty.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1leaving the dog at home
- 2tiring him out before going out
- 3letting the dog into the bedroom early to lay down
- 4petting the dog when it whines or knocks at the phone to temporarily quiet it
- 5ignoring the whining and enforcing a down-stay with a chew or lick mat
- 6teaching an alternative cue like a polite wave to request attention instead of whining
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“once he’s let in all he does is whine, howl and sometimes shake till 8-9 pm EVERY NIGHT.”source ↗
“if my phones in my hand will try to knock it out till i pet him then he will kinda be quiet while im petting but after I stop he continues whining and doesn’t stop even when i tell him too.”source ↗
“i’m feeling frustrating as this happens every single night he comes into my room until he tires himself out.”source ↗
“plz if anyone can help im so confused what his problem isssss.”source ↗
“It's getting to the point where I don't want to bring the dog with us when we go out. I feel bad for having these feelings.”source ↗
“however, when we approach a parking lot, he starts whining like crazy. He's always kind of done this, but it has gotten worse (in terms of his volume/pitch of the whining) in the last couple of weeks.”source ↗
Where this came up
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