I have a 6-year-old female Golden Retriever. She has always been a little hyper and neurotic, and has shown some signs of submission such as avoiding prolonged eye contact with people. My oldest daughter sometimes acts harshley towards the dog, establishing strong dominance, which may be causing her stress. My daughter has been living out of the house for 6 years now, and just recently the dog has begun to urinate on her bedroom carpet but nowhere else. The dog has done this periodically in the past, but then stopped. This time, however, the behavior is continuing. We are growing very impatient with the dog. We have tried stern punishment and closing her off from the room, but nothing has worked. It doesn't seem to be submissive or dominant urination. Does anyone know what is causing this behavior and how we can correct it?
2006-07-11
09:27:19
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Chelsea
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