why does my dog pee everywhere when she gets excited or scared?

Question

shes a 9 mo. old lab and when my bf comes in from wk she pees everywhere, i shouldnt scold her right? how can i stop this i have very light colored carpet and i love her alot but cant keep doing this every morning HELP

Answer 1

She's a piddler. She urinates due to excitement (sometimes to stress). My pup was like that also. Eventually she grew out of it. And yes.. you should NOT punish her. It may make the situation worse. She's unable to control herself - my trainer said her piddling is the equivelant to us blushing. It's uncontrolable, involuntary reaction.

What you can do is make your comings and goings uneventful. Tell your boyfriend not to show her any attention when he comes over for the first 15 min - 30 min or atleast she's in a calm state (perferably laying down). Try not to get her riled up unless she's outside.

Plan B - remove her from the excitement. When you know company is coming over put her outside or in another room till she's calm.

Good Luck

Answer 2

You're right - you shouldn't scold her. She cannot control this - it's called 'submissive urination' and what she means by this is "PLEASE don't hurt me!".
Your BF can help. Instead of coming in the house and being exciting, or looming over her, greeting her with his hands and arms outstretched, he should come in quietly and immediately get down low. If he turns to the side and does not look at her, even better. If he is the patient type and can accept having to change his behavior to help your dog, you should see an end to this. If not, then a trip to your vet is in order to rule out any chances of a UTI.
Dog body language is a fascinating thing. There are lots of things that humans do that dogs find threatening - here are some links to read more about that.

http://www.canis.no/rugaas/
and
http://www.diamondsintheruff.com/submwetting.html
This page should be of interest to you!
Good luck!

Answer 3

No don't scold her... she will get scared and pee more. If your BF comes home at a set time everyday, (or have him call you before he gets there), take your puppy outside a few minutes before he gets home so she gets on a routine of going "potty outside"... then when he does get home, he should greet her outside at the door area so if she gets excited, it won't be on the carpet and only a little piddle since her bladder will be empty. Also, another thing is that when he does get home if he "ignores" her (I KNOW this is hard to do) but just comes in and doesn't touch her or acknowledge her, typically they will start to calm down after a few minutes and then when she is calm, he can greet her. Good luck., hope this helps. This is what we have to do as we have 2 "happy to see new people" dogs! :)

Answer 4

She should eventually grow out of it.

The best remedy is to remain as calm as possible. Ignore her when you first come home until she settles. Same when you get up, if that excites her. In doggy language, she's acutally showing you respect and telling you you're the boss because she's insecure.

Definitely don't scold her. It will just make the problem worse. Make sure the BF does the same as you, men can be more intimidating to dogs because of their larger size and deeper voices.

Answer 5

It could be Submissive/Excitement Urination. My Newfoundland pees when she gets too excited or when shes scared. Sometimes if you ignore the dog when you come home they will not get as excited and also you could try letting the dog outside to greet your boyfriend.

http://www.paws.org/cas/resources/fact_sheets_dogs/urination.php

Answer 6

This is not uncommen.It happens a lot.Some dogs out grow it. She may just get excited and not have any control or there is a slim chance of a UTI. Get some puppy pads and train her to use them. Diapers work to.

Answer 7

My dog used to do this whenever he was excited and someone stroked him. I took him to the vets and he recommended getting another dog as a companion which would eventually ease this. How, I do not know, but it worked!

Answer 8

It is a show of subservience. She feels that your bf is "alpha" and she is acknowledging his dominance. How to stop it? I don't really know. But you can find it somewhere on the web. Try googling how to train a lab, or dog training tips.

Answer 9

my friends mini dachsund does the same thing it runs and pees when excited or scared..idk why but my friend asked there vetnerian he said it was normal but if uwant it to stop u should start training it not to like get sprays that takes the stains and smells out nd try different things to make it stop

Answer 10

She will grow out of it eventually probably within the next few months. My 1 yr old Cockapoo was the same way when she was younger. She grew out of it.