He’s a beagle, if that helps. He gets upset when I play and just yells.

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    Kill a few Minecraft dogs in front of him, then whisper “you’re next if you don’t pipe down” at him.

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    Likely, he’s been rewarded with attention when he howls while someone is using a computer. Reconditioning the antisocial behavior entails rewarding him for the social behavior you prefer.

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        So basically you need to start playing minecraft on a 3 seater sofa, surrounded by dog treats.

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    Well have you tried offering him a turn? You’ve been hogging the controller, let him try.

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    Try telling him this: Woof! Woof woof! Bark woof grrrrr woof! Bark bark rrrrrrrr bark raa raa raa woof.

    woof.

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      When I said that to my dog, she just repeated it back at me, but with this mocking, high pitched tone… not gonna lie, my feelings were hurt.

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    You’ve wrongly linked the behaviour with an action. Beagles yell regardless of what you do if you’re not paying them attention.

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    My dog absolutely hates certain noises. Anything excessively high pitched especially.

    Have you tried turning the sound off, or is it you being on the computer in general rather than playing Minecraft?

    Do you play any other games? If not, it may be the higher load than normal causing the fans to spin, and maybe that’s messing with his ears.

    The only other thing I can think of, besides the dog simply seeking attention, are your actions while you play Minecraft. Whether you make noises or yell, fidget, gasp, move in your chair a lot (squeeky wheels?) etc.

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    Tame a wolf and then kill it in front of him. Maintain eye contact while you do it. He’ll get the message.

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    Does the dog get upset when you have headphones on? If it’s a beagle the sounds and or music may be messing with it’s ears.