i am nearly at the breaking point with my brother's girlfriend's dog. she is living with us and constantly whines over absolutely nothing. e.g. she doesn't need to go to the bathroom, she is fed 3 times a day on a schedule that she is well aware of (she gets the same amount of food as our larger ~90lb dog who is fine). her whining habits are annoying, uncontrollable, and seemingly aimless. it would seem that she wants attention, however, even if absolutely everyone within a 10ft premises is paying attention to her, she will STILL whine.
i am in college and i need silence/peace to study and actually accomplish things.
getting a shock collar/smell collar/noise emitter is out of the question as i have other animals that i do not want adversely affected by these odor/noise devices, and shock collars do not work for whining noises as far as i've read.
brother's girlfriend is an improper owner and we cannot simply give the dog back to her.
oh, and i can't just throw her outside, either, because she is "simple-minded" and we live in a region with many venomous snakes. there's also a hole in my fence, so she would probably run into the road and get hit by a car, because she feels the dire need to chase them.
i need to get her to STOP this habit, and am at my wit's end.
i am in college and i need silence/peace to study and actually accomplish things.
getting a shock collar/smell collar/noise emitter is out of the question as i have other animals that i do not want adversely affected by these odor/noise devices, and shock collars do not work for whining noises as far as i've read.
brother's girlfriend is an improper owner and we cannot simply give the dog back to her.
oh, and i can't just throw her outside, either, because she is "simple-minded" and we live in a region with many venomous snakes. there's also a hole in my fence, so she would probably run into the road and get hit by a car, because she feels the dire need to chase them.
i need to get her to STOP this habit, and am at my wit's end.