Hi All!
Oscar has been doing very well the last month or so. Everyday he gets a little more brave with everything around him. He's become extremely playful in the areas of the house where he feels most comfortable. He's now brave enough to walk around downstairs a little (he's usually only comfortable doing that in the bedroom).
The one problem we are having is his whining. He's definately not lacking attention, he's rarely alone for more than 2 hours at a time. But when we are home, if we do spend some time not playing with him he whines like crazy. If we have a big play and end it to make dinner, go to bed etc. he'll whine and eventually bark a little. Obviously I don't want him to feel like we don't want to give him attention, but I also can't give him 100% of my attention all the time. I've tried a sharp "no" with no response. When I barks I'll say "no" and give him a light swat on the nose. But he'll just bark or whine louder. It's weird because when he is whining for attention he doesn't get nervous or scared at a raised voice like he does if you raise your voice in another situation. I'm sort of at a loss of where to go next. I don't want to scare him, or bring up any bad memories after we've been making so much progress.
Any suggestions?
Oscar has been doing very well the last month or so. Everyday he gets a little more brave with everything around him. He's become extremely playful in the areas of the house where he feels most comfortable. He's now brave enough to walk around downstairs a little (he's usually only comfortable doing that in the bedroom).
The one problem we are having is his whining. He's definately not lacking attention, he's rarely alone for more than 2 hours at a time. But when we are home, if we do spend some time not playing with him he whines like crazy. If we have a big play and end it to make dinner, go to bed etc. he'll whine and eventually bark a little. Obviously I don't want him to feel like we don't want to give him attention, but I also can't give him 100% of my attention all the time. I've tried a sharp "no" with no response. When I barks I'll say "no" and give him a light swat on the nose. But he'll just bark or whine louder. It's weird because when he is whining for attention he doesn't get nervous or scared at a raised voice like he does if you raise your voice in another situation. I'm sort of at a loss of where to go next. I don't want to scare him, or bring up any bad memories after we've been making so much progress.
Any suggestions?