How can I train her to stop this. When someone goes to pet her, either than myself, she piddles.. even if its my kids or husband...when we go to let her outside after being away for a couple of hours, we go to put her leash on her, she lays on her back and she piddles before she gets outside.
any suggestions... will she outgrow this?
2006-08-30 17:55:45 · 8 answers · asked by ♥JavaJunkie♥ 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Here we are not concerned about urination as it relates to housebreaking problems. Nor are we concerned about territorial urination-urine marking.
The two most common forms of urination at inappropriate times are excitement urination and submissive urination.
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.
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.
To build trust or 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. 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.
2006-08-30 18:46:35 · answer #1 · answered by Chetco 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, in my experience it really is just a maturity thing. Lots and lots of dogs piddle with joy or excitement. They grow out of it. It's kinda like a baby dribbling.
2006-08-30 18:16:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
my dog did the same thing. what you need to do is ignore the dog when you first see her, bec i'm guessing she piddles when she sees people. once she has gotten used to you in her presence, then you can pet and kiss and play with her all you want. We did this to my dog and he doesn't do it anymore!
2006-08-30 17:59:26 · answer #3 · answered by birdbeach19 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She'll outgrow this in a while, but if she starts to roll over, don't bend down. Stand up straight and ignore her.
2006-08-30 18:44:30 · answer #4 · answered by Lawrence H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a lot of a canines excitement comes from the owner being excited... so calm down, take your dog on walks to get that energy out and be a pack leader!
2006-08-30 18:38:04 · answer #5 · answered by Clark 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have a 2y/o Black Lab that did the same thing when he was young. We use to warn people not to get him excited or he'll Cristen their shoes....lol
She should grow out of it soon.
2006-08-30 18:10:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What is piddles?
2006-08-30 17:57:50 · answer #7 · answered by devinshell 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's normal- deal with it.
2006-08-31 07:32:16 · answer #8 · answered by Sgt Squid 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋