Barking and Whining Problems with your Pomeranian Puppy. Pomeranian Barking and Whining Problems, Teacup Pomeranian Barking Problems.
Barking and Whining Problems with your Pomeranian Puppy. Pomeranian Barking and Whining Problems, Teacup Pomeranian Barking Problems. Find out how to help your Pomeranian puppy with Barking issues on this website.
Most puppies
will go through a period of development where they test out their owner's
response to barking and whining. With the litter puppies use these sounds to
communicate with their brothers and sisters and, more importantly to very young
puppies, to their mother. Barking and whining is used as a way to signal to the
mother dog that they are in distress, are hungry, are frightened or are lost.
While most dog owners want their dog to bark once or twice to let them know
someone or something is approaching their property, constant barking and whining
quickly become a problem.
Thousands of puppies are turned into rescues and shelters every year simply
because owners didn't take the time to train their puppies or didn't have the
ability to understand what the barking and whining was about. To try to
understand more about your puppies barking or whining, start keeping track of
when it happens. Barking and whining is most likely to occur:
When the Pomeranian puppy is excited or startled
When the Pomeranian puppy is hungry
When the Pomeranian puppy is thirsty
When the Pomeranian puppy is left alone or feels isolated
When the Pomeranian puppy wants attention even when you are in the same area
Depending on which one of these conditions proceeds the barking or whining it is
often possible to work with the puppies natural behavior to curb the problem.
For example, if the Pomeranian puppy barks when he or she sees you preparing the
food, ignore the Pomeranian puppy and don't provide the food until the
Pomeranian puppy is quiet, even just for a second. Soon the Pomeranian puppy
will learn to associate being quiet with being fed, rather than being fed when
being noisy. If the Pomeranian puppy is barking or whining because he or she is
thirsty, this is a serious problem on the part of the owner. Puppies should
always have a fresh, clean and abundant supply of water, although with very
small puppies removing water just before the last trip outside for the night can
help prevent accidents in the night.
A Pomeranian puppy will naturally get excited and bark and whine when it sees
the family coming home after being gone, or when the Pomeranian puppy has been
left alone. Instead of directly addressing the whining or barking, give the
Pomeranian puppy a command it knows such as sit or come. When the Pomeranian
puppy does this you can give him or her lots of praise for doing the right thing
while ignoring the noisy behavior. Soon the Pomeranian puppy will come over and
sit to greet you, which is what you wanted in the first place.
Barking to get attention from the owner is typical as this is how the Pomeranian
puppy lets the mother dog know that he or she is lonely. Playing with and
socializing the Pomeranian puppy, having lots of toys and activities and
providing adequate amounts of exercise will normally curb these behaviors.
Barking and whining when left alone at night is also normal behavior. Instead of
getting up and talking to the Pomeranian puppy, or worse yet allowing it to
choose where he or she wants to sleep, try providing extra exercise right before
bedtime to help the Pomeranian puppy go to sleep. Adding toys and comfort items
such as a dog bed or soft blanket wrapped around a hot water bottle can also be
helpful for very young puppies.
Occasionally some puppies will have a condition known as separation anxiety.
Often this occurs in puppies that were removed from the mother and littermates
too soon or puppies that have been in multiple homes without bonding or feeling
a part of any one family. These puppies may require medications that can be
prescribed by a vet. A trainer may also be required to help you work with these
puppies to overcome their anxiety and separation problems.
Most puppies will naturally want to bark to
notify the family of new people or animals in the area of their house or
property. This is usually considered to be "good barking" by most people that
want to have a watchdog. The key is to teaching the Pomeranian puppy that good
barking means bark until a family member gets there and then stop and be quiet.
To teach this concept the Pomeranian puppy must first know at least two
commands, and those are come and sit. Once the Pomeranian puppy starts barking
let it bark two or three times, then call the Pomeranian puppy to you and have
him or her sit, immediately providing a reward in the form of a small treat or a
favorite toy. This will usually be enough to distract the Pomeranian puppy and
he or she will stop barking. If the Pomeranian puppy is intent on barking and
doesn't respond to your call, walk up to it and show the treat, but don't give
it to the Pomeranian puppy until they are looking at you and quiet. Gradually
work from that point to the come and sit series.
If the Pomeranian puppy won't quit barking no matter what you try to do, you may
have to move to a more invasive type technique. A tin can filled with dried
beans or coins and then taped closed can be carefully tossed on the ground at
the Pomeranian puppy's feet or just given a good shake close to the Pomeranian
puppy. The noise will startle the Pomeranian puppy and he or she will stop
barking, immediately praise and give a treat. In very extreme conditions a
squirt bottle with clear tap water can be sprayed towards the dog's nose and
mouth, which will have the same effect. These are typically not needed if the
Pomeranian puppy is trained in the positive reinforcement methods discussed
above.
The key to stopping whining and barking is to only attend and reward the
Pomeranian puppy when he or she is quiet. Under no conditions should the dog get
the treat, toy or walk when whining and barking is occurring. You may have to
put the leash and collar on and then just stand there until the dog is quiet and
sitting before heading out the door. If you remain consistent with this type of
training it won't be long until your Pomeranian puppy understand exactly how
they must behave to achieve their goal.
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