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I have a 3 month old Cocker Spaniel and has been doing wonderful on house training (crate training) just 2 days ago though he started this thing where when men pet him (this has happened 4 times) he pees.... just alittle. This is something I would really like to stop if I can. Is he just "marking" his territory, or something else.... he wasn't really excited when they pet him either, just came up to them. (he dosen't do this to my husband) Please help

2007-01-15 05:17:18 · 9 answers · asked by momof4 2 in Pets Dogs

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This is pretty "normal" for a Cocker. Most Cockers have this issue with Submissive Urination. The best way to combat that is NO baby talk, from anyone (especially males). Upon first meeting the pup, all males need to ignore him-do not look at him, do not talk to him, nothing. Let your dog check them out first.

After the initial check out, have the male sit down, not facing the dog, and not make eye contact (dogs view eye contact as a challenge of Dominance), and allow the dog to approach them. Do not loom over the dog, or bend down over him.

Dogs communicate through non-verbal means more frequently than anything else. So every person must be mindful of their body language when approaching this pup. I would also recommend enrolling your pup into some sort of Puppy Social Class. This will help the pups confidence grow to a point where he won't be overly submissive.

2007-01-15 05:32:28 · answer #1 · answered by o b 2 · 0 0

This is excited peeing and because he is so young. He doesn't have complete control of his organs yet. He is still a baby. Patience and a little more time for his organs to develop more will make a difference. the 7 years for each 1 year of human life does NOT tell the age of dogs. A 3 month old puppy is about as mature physically as a 12 or 18 month old baby. You would not expect a baby that age to be fully potty trained.

It will get much better as he gets older.

2007-01-15 13:27:17 · answer #2 · answered by mistresscris 5 · 0 0

Cocker spaniels are one of those breeds that is so heavily inbred that rather strange behaviour tends to come out such as unexplained aggression, often towards just one person or type of person, or eating until they vomit and then eating more and then vomiting and eating more.... you get the idea.
It might be a marking thing. A little is all it takes to mark territory. It might be a way to remind whoever is petting him that this is "his" territory. I don't know if you can stop this.
I personally cannot stand this breed and don't understand why people want it, but, I wish you well with it.

EDIT OK the submissive urination thing - yes this is common to American Cocker Spaniels I looked it up.

2007-01-15 13:23:34 · answer #3 · answered by fucose_man 5 · 0 1

he is being overly submissive. He is a little bit nervous of them, My advice would be to get him out and walking and meet loads of people, men and women and always do so with you talking to him in an up beat, happy way to give him confidence. (Obviously, take him to places where decent dog loving people are going to meet him and be nice to him, not the local place where yobs hang out!) obedience classes would be good. I have a 4 month old cocker boy and I do lnow they can be a bit baby - like! just training and confidence. I always let mine meet and greet people and dogs off the leash if their dog is off, or on if their dog is on, in case they aren't friendly

2007-01-15 13:41:52 · answer #4 · answered by rose_merrick 7 · 0 0

It's called submissive urination and most puppies outgrow it. Just make sure he's socialized a lot and, if his parents had good, stable temperaments, he should outgrow it. The key is lots of socializing, don't make a fuss if he pees. If it gets worse or continues too long you can see your vet - there's a medication he could prescribe to help.

2007-01-15 13:22:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Our dog did this for a while, & he wasn't even a puppy. Yes, submission plays a big part, but its also fear. A good way for your puppy to overcome this is to tell people to let him come to them, not the other way around. To the puppy, humans are gigantic, & if all of a sudden, a giant was in my face & man-handling me, I would probably wet myself too!

If they stay back, give him space, & let him come to them on his own, that should take care of it.

good luck!

2007-01-15 13:31:02 · answer #6 · answered by jamie c 3 · 0 0

That's submissive urination. Research options on correcting it and you should be OK. Remember, never scold, hit or yell at the puppy and have the men kneel down to his level to pet him, which may help.

2007-01-15 13:24:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

It's submissive urination. With training, socialization and age, it should eventually go away.

Read this article on it:

http://www.dogdaysusa.com/behaviorcenter_urination.asp

2007-01-15 13:21:45 · answer #8 · answered by KL 5 · 1 0

spends too much time in a crate.

2007-01-15 13:24:52 · answer #9 · answered by eddie9551 5 · 0 1

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