How To Stop Whining In Dogs…. … whining is often symptomatic of dogs with anxiety. They have learnt that getting worked up and exhibiting this, gets them what they want. This EBT for example has learnt that if he whines and barks when he gets to a destination it opens the crate and play can commence. We see this behaviour a lot in puppies when they’re crated, they whine, you go running and boom ! They do this more now. This does however teach a dog getting worked up gets them what you want so th