I can't help but laugh whe I read this, I too have a howler, when my little Rooters does not get her way she is very vocal about it. It is not so bad now since we have an enclosed yard for her to go out ang play when I am at home but before when we lived in a condo, she would scream at me non stop of hours. If your boy is anything like my girl then there is not much you can do to stop them I think. I give her lots of cuddles all the time to reassure her that she is special, but when she is in a really bad mood and starts her howling about nothing it sure takes alot of cuddles and patience. She is my problemed child but love her anyway.