He is 2 1/2 years old. He acts afraid almost when certain people come over. He wiggles around and lays on his back and occasionally pees. Do we just ignore him?
2007-01-12 06:26:01 · 13 answers · asked by Lucy 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Your Dog is completley submissive, You need to work on his confidence. If the people hi is afraid of are willing ask them to crouch or come to your dogs level and play with him reassure him that he is going to be o.k and part of "the pack"
2007-01-12 06:35:11 · answer #1 · answered by Shiv 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a female boxer mix, who is also 2 1/2, and she is very frightened of people (I don't know if something happened to her before I got her). And she will bark at people and run away from them the whole time they are in the house. The peeing thing, however...Sometimes they just get excited or nervous and dribble a little. But if he does it all the time, I would have him checked by the vet. He could have a bladder infection, which wouldn't allow him to control the peeing.
But, know that you will never have a guard dog! This is a common misconception about boxers. So many people think that they will have great guard dogs with a boxer, but the truth of the matter is, boxers do not make good guard dogs because they are too friendly and they like people too much. That is the kind of dog you will have, if you get the insecurity problem under control.
2007-01-12 06:35:14 · answer #2 · answered by porcelain78 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's retarded. There's nothing wrong with his bladder. He is terrifiied of other people for some reason. It could be their voice or how they approach him. Does anyone in the household scream or abuse him? That might be why. Whatever the cause is, he's extremely submissive and the rolling over on is back and peeing is his submitting. The peeing actually means that he's not only submitting but that's he's scared to death. If he was in a pack he would be the lowest of the dogs. I can't remember the term. Maybe you should consider some training. Maybe it's another dog or person he's around him that has him scared? Or something happened when he was raised?
2007-01-12 06:34:40 · answer #3 · answered by stephyrose87 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a boxer as well. Cause he's excited!! Yes, I would ignore him.
But, it's not normal for a boxer to be afraid when someone comes over. Boxers are instinctive guard dogs. My boxer barks his head off when someone rings the door bell.
I'm sure he's a cutie!!
2007-01-12 06:34:19 · answer #4 · answered by Mrs Robinson 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ever hear the expression "I GOT SO SCARED I PEED MYSELF"? He is showing submission. He is a highly nervous dog isn't he? That is very normal! Just have your company show him that there is nothing to fear and he will slowly stop getting SO nervous. However some dogs never come out of this. Some animals are just a bundle of nerves. Don't ignore him, just show him there is nothing to fear and that he is OK.
OH.......and warn your company that he could pee on them before they approach him. They might not appreciate it if you don't. (lol)
2007-01-12 06:42:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your Boxer is a Beta male & what he is doing is called submissive wetting. Yes, do ignore him, in fact to diminish the problem, when you come home or guests come over have them do the same until the dog settles down. Do not reprimand him for it for it will only exacerbate the problem. Patience!!!!!!
2007-01-16 05:15:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is extremely submissive, you can train him to not do the peeing part, but it takes patience. Have him on a leash as he meets people and control him so he doesn't roll over and maybe he won't pee. But try it outside in case he pees anyway.
2007-01-12 06:34:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's showing submission. Like wolves in a pack, a lower ranked wolf with automatically go belly-up to their alpha to show that "Hey, you rule me. I know this." Peeing is just a side-effect of possibly anxiety, or excitement.
It's actually a good thing that he's doing this. It is better to have a submissive dog over an over-dominant dog. Would you rather have him doing what he is now? Or knocking over your guests and attempting to mark his territory on -them-.
2007-01-12 06:31:28 · answer #8 · answered by Athena 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He might be afraid of people and a little tense and when it relaxes his bowel becomes looser and he will pee because its their nature to do so. Some dogs do not take well to strangers because they have a set imprint on reality and who is usually there and who is not always there. It is his way to mark out his territory.
2007-01-12 06:35:34 · answer #9 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its all excitement a dog gets excited when someone comes over and that's the cause of urination....ignore him and he will snap out of it....also try bringing someone inside the house on purpose and watch his reaction and if the reaction dosent stop consult your vet and tell him about the problem
2007-01-12 06:32:52 · answer #10 · answered by subhuman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋