Hi,

I hope someone can help? I have a 3yr old boxer who will pee if you so much as look at her some days.

We have had her since she was a pup and she only started doing this when she was about 6 month old. I have been in the forums and they have explained what it may be "submisive peeing". But they also say that she will grow out of it, but three years later she is still the same!

She only does it for adults though, she is brilliant around kids. Its really frustrating i've also read, to ignore her until she calms down, but she's a boxer lol. Sometimes she will do it even if she is calm. She is well house trained and never messes in the house even if we have been out for the whole day never any mess.

As i say it is really frustrating cause she is a great dog and an important member of the family and we want to be able to give her hugs and kisses without getting wet!

Any help appreciated, thanks.

If she is nervous and high strung, you may not be able to do anything. I had a beautiful golden collie for 16ys, and she never got over this. I think the females are more apt to do this than the males. I realized very early on that if you raised your voice too loud or scolded her for anything this would happen. She was very intelligent, easy to train, but this never went away. We loved her anyway, and she actually helped keep peace in the home, you learned how to control your anger and loud conversations! good luck

I have the same problem with my 1 1/2 year lab. She only piddles around adults too, mostly because she is scared. There really is no way to solve this, a lot of dogs do the same thing. The only thing that I can recommend is to tell guests to your house not to make eye-contact with her or talk to her until she is comfortable enough to approach the person herself. Good Luck!
-Erica

i also have a boxer and when we come home she gets excited and tinkles rarely my advice would be to not really greet her and let her outside after shes done her busniess or has been outside for a little while let her in and see if she tinkles. then greet her(not after she tinkles after she has calmed down)...i hope this is any help to u even though this blog is old

When most dogs pee during the greeting of a person they are not "excited" they are displaying submissive behavior. Usually this occurs in small or young dogs.
Best advice I can offer is to crate train your dog so it is in the crate when you are out. Train your dog for your arrival. Place your dog in the crate. Place your leash where you can grab it upon your arrival. Make believe you have left the house (for a very short time). Make believe you have arrived home, get leash, get the dog and out you both go. Repeat. Then as you have repeated this exercise increase the amount of time you have faked your departure/return. What you are doing is being consistent with your dog and the dog will take it all in stride and not pee.
When you arrive, do not use an excited voice, do not run to the dog. Try to bend at your knees when placing the leash on the dog. A dog can be intimidated by a standing person.
Now if at first the training does not succeed do not show emotion. The dog can sense a person's feelings. Naturally if you and dog are successful give the dog a treat but do not show too much emotion or you will have undone what you are trying to achieve.
Also, take the dog out for a walk. Train the dog in obedience. If you are a wimpy owner you will have a wimpy dog. Let the dog stand at your side as in being alert.

Thanks for all your replies. I will try your advice bocch but i don't have a crate she is locked in the kitchen when we go out so would imagine this would be the same thing.

The peeing is not just isolated to when we arrive home from being out anywhere, for instance i'm home all day today and she is laying at my side quite happy, but if i were to stroke her, or talk to her in a calm kind voice then she would pee everywhere. But if i were to get her excited or to play fight with her she would be fine. And only the other day my wife and i had been out in the garden all day with her, i came in had a shower when i walked back outside i said hello to my wife and Molly must have thought i was talking to her and she wet again lol.

When I was training my first Weim, my dog would get over-excited when I would talk in an up sounding voice and saying good dog. It would then become difficult for me to continue with the rest of the obedient exercises.
What I had to do was talk in a dull but soft voice and not make a big deal in any way when my dog performed flawlessly. I had to wait till the match was over before I could pet my dog for being so good. People thought I was being mean. My dog got used to what I was doing and naturally when at home she knew she the best.
So, it might be true with your dog. I would make mention of this to your vet when your dog needs a physical. You might have to nearly ignore her most of your time. When you give her treats do not make a big deal out of it. If your dog is laying calmly at your side, slip your dog a treat then.
Try short pats on the head without saying any words and just go on.
Remember also, that dogs mature at different pace then others. Some dogs just seem not to follow that same clock as people do.
Boxers tend to be more playful at an older age then some dogs.
Lastly, measure the amount of water you give your dog.