my little ellie pees everytime she gets excited. i've had her since she was 6 weeks and this started at about 8 weeks. i thought she would grow out of it but she's right around 6 months now and she still does it. the vet said that she might stop once she's been spayed and i have an appointment to get that done next week. anytime anyone wants to greet her we have to do it outside. it's a pain. does anyone know if there are any other solutions to this problem? does anyone else have this problem and if so how do you deal with it?
It may just take more time. I believe that Carley grew out of this when she was around 8 months old. When people come over, tell them not to give her any attention. She can come up to them and sniff them but have them wait until she's used to them being there (probably 5-10 mins) and then if she comes up to them again, they can pet her but not make it a big deal by baby talking, getting down to her getting down to her level to play, etc. for a while.
that's exactly what i've been doing and it works for the most part BUT sometimes when my husband walks in she just falls at his feet and pees. he doesn't even have to say a word to her! the crazy thing is she could have just gone potty outside. it's just very frustrating AND i had a dog that never did grow out of it. that's why i'm trying to make sure and do everything possible to prevent it! thanks!
Originally posted by erl1391: It may just take more time. I believe that Carley grew out of this when she was around 8 months old. When people come over, tell them not to give her any attention. She can come up to them and sniff them but have them wait until she's used to them being there (probably 5-10 mins) and then if she comes up to them again, they can pet her but not make it a big deal by baby talking, getting down to her getting down to her level to play, etc. for a while.
Yes, exactly that.
As for your husband, he must make NO eye contact, acknowledge the dog etc. Maybe crating her when he comes home or putting her in a different room so she can calm herself down for the first 15 min. of him coming home etc.
Sadie used to do that as well, especially when my dad came home. She's a year and a half now, and she's pretty much grown out of it. (She hasn't been spayed yet either). She only does it occasionally when people who she doesn't see often come over. Some dogs stop with age, others don't. It just depends on the dog. Also, I find that it helps when people are sitting down (especially if they're ignoring her). Maybe it's a dominance thing. Good luck with her! Oh, and what kind of dog is Ellie?
thanks for the advice. i now have hope that she will just grow out of it! Ellie's mother was a registered rat terrier and her father was a registered shih tzu. she's got the best little personality. i just love her to death.
Yes the best thing for people to do is ignore the dog for around 10 minutes. Then let her approach them if she wants. When your husband comes home, just keep calm and don't address the peeing. If this is submissive urination, not just excitement, which it may be, then the dog is just trying to show respect to you. The dog can't help herself. What you CAN do is to boost her confidence through obedience training through motivation, praising her a LOT to build her self esteem. Also, agility training boosts dog's confidence as well. So by her becomming more confident, gradually the submissive urination should fade. She could be a "soft dog" who just needs to have her self esteem built up. If a submissive dog gets scolded for urinating, and I'm not saying you are scolding her, she feels that she didn't please you or show enough respect by trying to show her subordinate positon, and will continue to try harder to pee next time to please you! It's all about building her confidence. But if she's just doing this out of excitement, hard to tell without knowing your dog's temperment, she could be displaying other submissive behaviors, then just being very very calm and indifferent towards this, and as others posted will hopefully outgrow it.
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thank you so much for the reply peoplepacks. i don't really know how i would know the difference between submissive and excited peeing. all i know is when i come home and let her out of her carrier if i touch her or act excited she pees. it's hard because i am happy to see them and i want to show her! i'm glad you mentioned obediance training because i have been planning on taking her as soon as she recovers from her spay surgery. thanks again for everyone's replies. now i have hope that she won't have this problem forever!
I understand, it's hard to determine which behavior it is. Either way, the obedience/exercise will only help. But if YOU act excited, then she will. I know it's hard to ignore her when you come home. I have trouble doing this too, but I had to because my dog became uncontrollable, jumping up circling around, nipping, etc. when I came home. Now I just walk in, smile at her put my things down. When she is calm, and only then, that's when I show her affection, but no high voicing! Just calm affection. Then I give her a treat, sometimes, and go about my business. You may see signs of submissive behavior when the dog cowers, is shy, slinks away from people. Sometimes they even roll over on their backs to show you their respect. You can almost see it in her face, she may seem fearful. That's different from a hyper or always excited dog who just wants to play and have fun.
Oh, and I forgot to mention, once you've completed training classes, you can never stop reinforcing the training. It keeps your dog' mind sharp, and in control. Just like we need to be reminded once in awhile, so do they. Keep up the training,always trying to keep it fun and interesting for them. If you see they are loosing interest, then stop and do something else. Keep them stimulated. Use your imagination!
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Yeah, what I would do is, greet them at their level not they greet you at your level, that's probably why they are jumping on you.
Training class will solve that problem, of jumping that is.
If a friend or a stranger approaches the door with you, tell them not to get excited or in the excited voice tone or just ignore the dog or greet them at their level like I said before.
