i have a 3 dogs, a pit a yorkie and a shih tzu and surprisingly the pit whines constantly, i dont work and am always home, they sleep on the bed, have food out all the time, and ect. i was told when i got him he was very vocal, i just believe sometimes theyre are just whiners out there, its getting so bad were actually telling him no now, (his health is fine we checked) and that was about 3 months ago, and he has calmed down with it, so i would say try it, its hard not to feel bad though