Whine, Whine, Whine

Squeak, squeak, squeak. Whine, whine, whine. That’s all I’ve been hearing for several weeks now. Lilly has a new attention-getting ploy. She goes and cries to Ginko, which frustrates him, so then he barks. Ginko never bothers me unless he really needs something, so at first, I’d go running to see what was up. VOILA! Lesson learned. Lilly figured out that fussing to Ginko garners attention (from both of us). STINKER!

I haven’t devised a way to undo this new attention-seeking behavior. If she fusses at me in the same room, I get up and leave. That cuts things right quick.

But, when she’s in another room, that won’t work.

I’ve tried shutting my office door, but I’m not sure she’s making the connection.

Any ideas, oh wise ones, on how to nip a remote behavior like this? It’s driving me batty.