Help! My dog won't stop peeing!!!!!?

Question

My dog is a cocker spanial that is about 7mo old. She is potty trained except for the fact that she is constantly peeing out of excitement.... If a visitor shows up she pees, when you go to pet her she pees, if you want to pick her up she will pee all over you! I don't know what to do. Its getting to be too much!!! Is there anyone that could give me any useful advice about this that might help?

thanks to those who answered honestly, the advice has helped but now i feel like crying, lol... not only is my dog deaf but now she has a over active bladder *sigh* at least she's sweet.

btw, for godsakes I know that dogs pee, this isn't a problem with housebreaking her, she already knows to go outside... the problem is with her losing total controll *geeze*

Answer 1

My pomeranian did this when he was younger. I know it's frustrating but honestly the very best thing to do is to just clean it up and not make a fuss about it. The worst thing you can do is draw attention to it or scold her. If she knows it upsets you it will get her even more excited and it will get even worse. Lots of dogs (especially young dogs) will do this. It's not really something they can control, but if you don't make a big deal out of it they will often settle down and eventually stop doing it.

Answer 2

Hi there,
I googled for the solution to your roblem and found useful result at
http://experts.about.com/q/Cocker-Spaniels-2531/Submissive-peeing.htm
http://www.zimfamilycockers.com/tips-raising.html

I have pasted the main points below. Hope it helps you.

Why it happens ?
In dogs and other animals, urination can mark territory or express submissiveness. In small rodents such as rats and mice, it marks familiar paths.

Solution :
Many dogs eventually outgrow it, but you can reduce it by building the dog's confidence up. Start with obedience training. The key to most behavior problems is approaching things using the dog's natural instincts. Dogs see all the people and dogs in the household as a pack with each having their own rank in the pack and a top dog. Life is much easier if the 2 legged pack members outrank the 4 legged ones. You can learn to play the role of top dog by reading some books or going to a good obedience class. A good obedience class or book is about you being top dog, not about rewarding standard commands with a treat. Start at http://www.dogsbestfriend.com/ As you praise the dog for following your commands, it will build its confidence.

Play tug of war with the dog and lose. However at the end of the game, take the rope or toy and put it up, less the dog becomes confused about who is top dog.

Finally, make sure it has a den to live in. If you are not using a crate, buy one. The dog may be happier in its den than loose in the house. It relaxes, it feels safe in its den. It rests, the body slows down reducing the need for water and relieving its self. Dogs that have been crated all along do very well. Many of them will rest in their crates even when the door is open. I think the plastic ones give the dog more of a safe, enclosed den feeling. Metal ones can be put
in a corner or covered with something the dog can't pull in and chew. Select
a crate just big enough for the full grown dog to stretch out in.

A dog that has not been crated since it was little, may take some work.
Start out just putting its toys and treats in the crate. Praise it for going
in. Feed it in the crate. This is also an easy way to maintain order at
feeding time for more than one dog.

Answer 3

We had a german shepard that did that. She was scared of her own shadow when we got her. And every time she got scared, she'd pee a little bit. She did it when she got over excited too. The vet said there was nothing wrong with her. Once she relaxed and realized that she was at a new home and that we wouldn't hurt her, she got much better. But when strangers would come, she would still have some accidents. And as she got older, she did it less and less when she got over excited. Sounds like your dog is just happy to see everyone. I bet she will get better as she gets older. Just have to be patient. She can't help it and it's not like she is pottying in the house. Good luck

Answer 4

I went through this with a dog for 2 years. The only solution i have come up with is remind the visitors not to pet her when they come and to ignore the dog completely. Also, it helps to let the dog do their business on the same schedule every day. My dog has been doing excellent with it. She goes to the bathroom at least once every 5 hours. She learned to calm down when visitors came because we would ignore her when she wanted attention.

Answer 5

Have the dogs examined via your vet for a urinary tract an infection. Request a cystocentesis be executed because it produces the cleanest urine pattern. If no UTI, request an extremely-sound of the bladder, urethra and kidneys to seek for stones and abnormalities. as quickly as this is desperate there is not any longer something bodily incorrect deploy a dogs door. this might enable the dogs to pass into and go out the homestead with out irritating the buddies. toughen homestead education as could be executed with a puppy. The dogs keeps to be in a crate or on an prolonged leash related to you whilst it could't be watched. This prevents injuries interior the homestead. proceed this until she is reliably using the dogs door. additionally, Google useful reinforcement homestead education.

Answer 6

This is why I call my dog and others "Cocker Piddlers"!!! They ar famous for this. It is called submissive urination. She is showing her submission to you or anyone else. She CAN NOT control this and is not doing it on purpose. If you punish her it will upset her and make it worse! Don't greet her or talk to her until she calms down. Do things to socialize her and obedience train her to bring up her confidence. Many dogs outgrow this or at least get better with age. My 2 year old doesn't do it with me anymore, but will pee when someone else talks to her.

Answer 7

I believe its called over reactive bladder? it runs in cocker spanials they usually do it when they are excited or happy ..or scared..there is nothing that can be done about it as far as i know its just something that runs in spanial breeds. i believe there are a couple other breeds that also do it but since im not sure of those breeds i wont try to name them.

Answer 8

Your dog needs to be kept calm. When visitors come in they need to ignore the dog for a few minutes until she gets used to them being there. As she gets older she will most likely stop doing this.

Answer 9

I have a cocker spaniel male and he "piddles" when he gets excited. He is almost 4 yrs old. I hate to tell you this but cockers are notorious for "piddling" especially when excited, nervous. My vet told me it was normal. They are also sensitive, emotionally so please don't spank her, just tell her she was a bad girl and ignore her. My dog hates to be told he was bad and pouts when I ignore him. It doesn't happen as often(peeing) the older they get. And to the goon who said to shoot the dog, I pray you don't own pets and it you do I hope they run away from home to get the H*ll away from you!!!!

Answer 10

Have an adult conversation with your dog. Explain how its peeing MAKES YOU FEEL. Express your feelings openly then allow your dog to do the same.

By communicating openly with your dog you can come to a common ground based upon respect.