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Permalink Reply by Dani Schwegel on June 30, 2011 at 9:04pm

I searched the discussions and nothing popped up relating to this specifically, if there is a topic covering this I apologize for a repeat post :)

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Permalink Reply by Natalie, Lance &Tucker on June 30, 2011 at 11:13pm

maybe she is in pain?  check her paws and in between the toes to make sure nothing is caught there.  Maybe her leg hurts her somewhere, just some thoughts?  Hope you can figure it out.

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Permalink Reply by Edison on July 1, 2011 at 12:03am

Most likely translations for the whining:

1. "I want something!  Preferably food!  Please give it to me now!  Failing food, please give me attention, because I have figured out that I can only get food if you are paying attention to me!"

2. "Hello!  There's a corgi here that would like attention, please!  Hi!"   

3. "Hey!  You can't hear it, but people are slamming car doors/people are talking/other dogs are barking outside, and this is UNACCEPTABLE!"  

 

In short, unless you think she may actually be in pain, it might be best to just pat her for reassurance and ignore any additional whining.  Corgis, like small children, know exactly how to tug on your heartstrings, the manipulative little darlings.  :)  

 

-Alice

P.S. I *love* your corgis' names!  Do I sense electrical engineers/physicists?  -ASK

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Permalink Reply by Dani Schwegel on July 1, 2011 at 11:53am

Indeed you do sense engineers/physicists ;) They do live up to their names, they're smart. Too smart if you ask the cat.

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Ellen Andersen on July 1, 2011 at 9:40am

What a great photo!  One of my corgis (the youngest at 4 years) communicates mostly by whining.  Sometimes it's to let me know she needs to piddle, sometimes because she wants to play, but usually it's because she wants attention and the whining and pitiful puppy look makes me rub her belly.  She's got me trained well and she's got quite a whine vocabularly.

Edison's response hit it spot-on I think and I quote "...the manipulative little darlings."

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Permalink Reply by Jane on July 1, 2011 at 10:16am

Yep, as others said it sounds like she has just figured out that whining gets her attention and usually what she wants. Henry's default "begging" behavior is sitting up on his butt like a meerkat...and when you say the thing he wants he will sit down. It was very cute at first (okay it's still kind of cute) but when he wants something like a bully stick he will sit there on his bum for 10 minutes staring me down until I finally break down and give him one lol.

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Permalink Reply by Edison on July 1, 2011 at 11:55am

That is hilariously adorable!  Or at least I think it's cuter than Edison's method, which is the nose-poke.  I never knew a dog could get so emphatic with a nose-poke to the knee.

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Permalink Reply by Dani Schwegel on July 1, 2011 at 12:01pm

That's wicked cute :) Ein does the Soul Stare, when he sits there, stares and doesn't move a muscle but you can feel him staring at you the entire time until you cave.

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Permalink Reply by Roger/Laurie on July 1, 2011 at 11:47am

My Chepstow is a whiner.  He whines to go outside, when it is dinner time, when he wants attention.  He rarely barks like his brother.  Think I prefer the whining instead of that barking "back-talk" that our sweet little darlings tend to do.

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Permalink Reply by Dani Schwegel on July 1, 2011 at 11:58am

Thank you everyone! :) It's nice to know I'm not alone in the whine department. She totally does it for attention but I think she's at that stage where she wants you to pay attention to her but she doesn't know what she wants from you attention wise. "HEY! Come into the living room!" Okay why? "...I dunno." 

I have checked her over to see if she's hurt and she's a-okay :) Still a tiny, furry missile that can jump surprisingly high for a Corgi.

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