i have 2 5-month old puppies... whenever i come up to them they urinate, especially if they were suprised (but sometyms dey do it too even if i approached cautiously)..not urinating exactly, but i read somewhere that it's called nervous-urinating? is that it? what's the most effective way to stop this?
2006-08-02 07:18:56 · 6 answers · asked by jaclyn b 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
The two most common forms of urination at inappropriate times are excitement urination and submissive urination.
Submissive urination is a natural response by a dog who is trying to tell you that you are the boss and he accepts his submissive role. Dogs who roll over on their backs and urinate when approached are signaling an extreme submissive position. Quite often a dog who has been physically punished—hit, kicked, slapped or verbally reprimanded in an abusive way—will exhibit this behavior. If you just adopted this dog and have not been the abuser but he is submissively urinating, then you must rebuild his trust in humans.
To rebuild trust or re-establish a bond with your dog, do the following. Teach him what it is you want and reward him with praise and a food treat for complying. This will take time. First, as soon as your dog starts to cower or roll over or begins to look like he is submitting, do not approach him. Wait and let him approach you. Then give him lots of praise. If he does cower or roll over and urinate, back off, say nothing, clean it up and try again. The important thing here is for you not to forcibly approach this dog. Let him approach you and reinforce his non-urination behavior by giving him a ton of praise. Eventually, he will learn that you are different from his last carelessgiver, and that you are not going to scold or hit him. Once he figures this out, the submissive urination will disappear, and a bond will be built between you that will be strong and will last forever.
Excitement urination most commonly occurs with puppies who, like children, do not have complete control of their bladders. The scene is usually one in which you arrive home after being gone a while and your puppy or young dog twists and turns in happiness to see you, and you respond with animated speech and lots of petting. At the same time, he inadvertently releases a few squirts of urine. It is especially important that you do not get upset over this occurrence. This is an involuntary reaction, and any form of punishment, including scolding, will confuse and bewilder your pup. The best thing to do is to tone down your greetings. Walk in the house saying nothing to your pup. In fact, ignore him altogether. This gives him a chance to calm down. Once he has calmed down, you can then verbally greet him with something like, "Hi, Pup." Wait a few more minutes and then reach down and give him more time to get used to the idea that his friend and companion is home once again. After several sessions of quiet, calm greetings, he will learn to hold it because he will realize that he only gets attention when he does. It should not take much time to correct this problem.
2006-08-02 07:25:44 · answer #1 · answered by Chetco 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm with Chetco but I also feel that it's likely that you have a complicated setting since both pups are reacting as a pack. See a source article below.
At five months they should be starting to have pretty good muscle control over their bladder habits if they do not also have a urinary tract infection. Some breeds or some environments can predispose to more problems.
As a breeder, I never place two puppies at once in the same home (I breed a working dog breed). It can exacerbate a lot of behavioral issues and set the scene for a lot of 'whodunnits', making harder to work out which dog is causing the problem.
Many breeders place two pups at once since they can 'get rid of' a couple pups to the same great home and pups can 'grow up together'. A little disneyish, but this is usually done without anticipation of canine behavior issues that could result.
Far easier to work with one pup that isn't also feeding off of anothers behavior. Pack behavior is more difficult to control. It is not their 'fault' but the nature of the temperament issues in their component breeds, their environment and in the behavior score of pack behavior.
STORY:
I had a mixed breed (dane/GSD) that was a submissive urinator. When we came home from work (whether she was indoors or out), if we looked at her and REACHED DOWN and pet her, she would roll and pee on herself. (capitalized 'reached down' because that is a threatening posture - towering over, leaning over, touching,... all adds up)
What we did to resolve this, was when we came home from work, rather than give her attention (which invariably prompted urination), we ignored her, and put some things away, started laundry or dinner, etc., and THEN we gave her attention.
We found that to touch and cuddle her when we came home from work was just too much attention and excitement and only made things worse. Scolding the dog, of course, would only make it worse.
2006-08-02 14:57:21 · answer #2 · answered by Cobangrrl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Always check with your vet....
Submissive urination.... Get down on the floor with them, speak softly and in a higher tone. Don't pet them from above while standing or sitting in a chair or on top of the head... pet under the chin or on their flanks (sides). Let them come to you to be played with or pet... Be slow and calm. Puppy training classes may help them get used to being around louder noises and different kinds of situations.
2006-08-02 15:36:31 · answer #3 · answered by annathespian 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your pups are still young and developing, their bladders aren't quite fully developed yet and they are showing that they are happy to see you. The best way that I have found to correct this habit or at least to somewhat control it is to stay calm when entering the room. Kneel down to the puppies level and let them approach you. Keep your voice a steady "calm" tone and hold out your hand to them to sniff. Wait until they calm down before praising them and then let them outside to relieve themselves.
2006-08-02 14:38:43 · answer #4 · answered by gorfette 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its because they are excited they will grow out of it. Its called the joy of raising puppies.
2006-08-02 14:30:19 · answer #5 · answered by angelo26 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When they have one of there episodes of nervous-urinating, cuddle them and give them love
2006-08-02 14:24:14 · answer #6 · answered by txagl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋