Does you Yorkie whine like crrazy? Yorkie whining becomes a problem when your Yorkie hasn't been trained, particularly as it pertains to dealing with separation anxiety.
Identifying the cause of Yorkie whining is imperative as your first step of action. Pain is usually the first thing you want to eliminate as a potential source. Sometimes the reason is pain, but not always.
Yorkie whining could possibly be occuring due to their desire to seek attention. You want to be sure that you are not rewarding your Yorkie for using whining as an attention seeking technique. A lot of people will make the mistake of giving the dog a treat or attention in response to the whining.
A lot of people would do anything to stop the annoying sound of whining, similar to how a lot of people respond to kids. I'm sure you've seen the crying kid whose parents throw a piece of candy at them to get them to be quiet.
Giving your Yorkie a treat to stop whining will not end the behavior, but rather will send the message to the dog that future whining will also be rewarded. The reward for bad behavior sends the wrong message to your dog.
If your dog whines, immediately put your Yorkie down. Don't play or interact with your Yorkie. If the whining stops, then you can pick your dog back up and play, rewarding him/her for stopping the whining. It is important to be firm and consistent with this approach and not to make any exceptions.
Refrain from yelling or hitting your Yorkie to stop whining. Yelling and hitting is negative reinforcement, which will actually undermine your training efforts in terms of Yorkie whining. Yelling is actually a type of attention, which is probably what your Yorkie is seeking when they whine.
Some Yorkies may whine due to separation anxiety. If whining is because of separation anxiety, it is recommended that you use crate training. To crate train, your Yorkie will sleep in the crate at night and during all periods of time when you aren't around to watch him/her.
It is important that you do not give your Yorkie attention when you are coming or going from the home in order to curb separation anxiety.
Whenever you give your dog any kind of attention when you are coming or going from the home, they begin to have anxiety about you leaving. You can try to eliminate possible sources of separation anxiety.



