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Hi there. I’m a professional dog trainer and I’ve got a special needs dog and I’m hoping and praying someone will tell me something I don’t already know! He’s a Pit/ Bull Terrier mix, 1 1/2 years old. My fiance recently moved in, and that’s when the whining started. My best guess is that he feels challenged by my fiance and that’s what this is about… He didn’t whine before. We’re unable to keep the crate in our livingroom (being the busiest room of the house) because of space issues, so it’s kept in the bedroom. Every night when we get into bed he cries incessantly. Every morning as well, and it doesn’t matter whether we’re in the room, although he doesn’t do it when we’re not home (our next door neighbors are close friends). We’ve ignored him for hours straight. Rewarded him lavishly (and consistently) for silence. We’ve switched sides of the bed. We’ve tried every toy/treat/distraction under the sun. We’ve tried a blanket over the kennel, water in the face, water and vinegar in the face, sharp noises. It’s to the point where I’m waking up every day unrested because he’s controlling when we sleep. And believe me, outside of his kennel, I’m the pack leader. I’m also on my 3rd day of quitting smoking and he’s whining right now and I’m ready to pick up the entire kennel, dog and all, and chuck it out the window. Also, not crating is not an option. As I said before, he’s missing a few screws upstairs and he is not to be trusted when I’m not able to supervise him (we tried this the other night for the first time ever and woke up with the house in shambles). Please please please, if there’s anything you can think of, no matter how absurd, please let us know. We’re going crazy! Thank you in advance.
Two important things I forgot to add:
I don’t like bark collars– In my experience, all it teaches the dog is to be good- when the collar is on.
Also, my fiance has been around from the day he was born. He was actually born in his parents’ house while he still lives there, and prior to moving in he was here 5 nights a week on average. So he’s just as close with him as he is with me.
And for the question of my establishing dominance, I implore the pack theory at home for that purpose. For almost everything else I use positive reinforcement and he responds very well to it. Like I said, he’s a Pit mix and Pit Bulls loooove to please.

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