Why do Labs Whine alot?

[Yvonne]

ok heres the story.........................


About a couple of months ago we found these two puppies ( stray ) in our neighborhood , so we took them in sense they came up to us. They started to fit in right away, one of them is a yellow lab ( oure bred ) and the other ( which is mine ) is a shehard-Rhodesian ridgeback mix. My dad gets annoyed when they wine and bark when they dont need to , when we come home from whatever they bark/whine loud from the back yeard as we are coming up from the front door.And i really like or LOVE my dog the Mix, i call her " Shugar" after a previous dog we had. And my dad keeps saying that he wants to get rid of the lab, ( which is my little sisters puppy) and i donmt want that to happen, because our house poodle died of that recalled food back then, she died at 18 years old and we had her cremated at the Blue bonnet pet crematory down the street) and i have watch the Dog Whisperer but it doesnt help, they also have that jumping on people habit .....
and the way my dad treats that whining problem is that he rigged a hose and a sprinkler in the back yard on the porch and when we drive up on the drive way my dad walks over there and turns on the water , which makes the srinkler turn on. And of course they stopped and ran to the farther back part of our back yard.

 

[KKingS]

Poor babies...they love their family. They are whining and barking because they are beside themselves to see their family come home! Think about how small children squeal with excitement when mommy comes home or when they see Christmas presents under the tree or when you tell them you are going to play at the park....that's what your dogs are doing, communicating their excitement.

Unfortunately, your dad is the boss of the house, so your only hope here is to educate him on basic dog behavior. Also, help teach your dogs that jumping on people is inappropriate. There's tons of info on the web about training....see if your dad would be interested in taking you to an obedience course with your dogs. Also, get your dogs plenty of family times and exercise. Both are breeds that have energy and need to be walked/run. Spend lots of time playing fetch and what not with them to wear them out.