PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!! MY DOG STARTS TO PEE EVERY TIME I GO NEAR HER WHAT SHOULD I Do!!!!!!?????

Question

a few days ago i punished my dog for chewing the couch and now every time i go near her she starts to croch real low and army craws then shel roll over on her back and start to pee what should i do to get her to stop

Answer 1

This is called submisive peeing. when u punished her for chewing on the couch, u proved that you were dominate. So the best way to get her to stop peeing is never act really excited when u first see her, after she goes and lays down then u go up to her and give her praise and loves and wat not. If she does it whenever you are around her then before she starts to pee just go up to her and start to pet her, it might take her awhile to figure out that she doesnt have to pee whenever she sees you, but she should get the hang of it soon

Answer 2

It sounds like she was chewing on the couch because she was bored, because it seemed like a good thing to do, etc. All of a sudden, out of the blue, you 'punish' her and probably frighten her out of her mind.

Did she associate her chewing with your smacking? Maybe, maybe not. You can't assume that she understood what you were telling her. She may have made no connection between chewing and being punished. She may think that her simply standing next to the couch or even just in that room made you angry.

She is likely bewildered, confused and acts in the only way she thinks may placate you. She is trying to make you calm down by acting as submissively as possible so that you will not go crazy and do that again.

Sit on the floor, talk quietly to her, feed her some treats and act calmly. Take her for a walk, give her something to chew and play with her. If you no longer frighten her then she will not need to roll over and pee.

Answer 3

In the 30 years of experience that I have had working with dogs, I have found that the only time dogs will exhibit the reactions that you have described is when they are completely frightened of their Aggressor. I'm sorry but it sounds like you over - reacted with the couch incident and quiet frankly I have to wonder if there have been other incidents that have lead you to become totally fustrated and angry .... where you past the point of emotional control.
You must re- examine your "reactions" to any and all incidents. It never fails to amaze me what people expect their dogs to understand - expecially when most of the time their Humans are giving them mixed messages! For example, people will buy and give their dogs chew toys made out of material etc and/or allow their canines to chew on pieces of wood like tree branches and so forth - then expect their dogs to understand the difference between the above mentioned items and a couch or the leg of their coffee table. You must keep an observant eye upon your dog and the next time she begins to chew on an item that is off limits, quietly go up to her with something like a Kong with food in it (it can even be peanut butter), take the scruff of her neck gently in your hand and say No firmly - then give her the substitue. She will soon get the idea - couch, slippers, coffee table etc No - Kong with food, Yes ( or any other Toy that she likes and that is not made of any material found in household furniture). But you must also learn to "walk away" when your emotions rather than your logic will be the ruling factor. In moments like that, put your dog in a safe place and you take a walk. Now at this moment she has learned to Fear you not Trust you and you have to work to regain the Confidance that she had in her Pack leader. The hand that has been feeding her has turned out to be the Hand that has Bitten her severely. How would you feel? Would you be opened to anything but fearful submission? Yes you can read Milan, but there are also so many other wonderfull Trainers and Behaviourists, such as Dr Stanley Coren etc. If your goal is that you and your canine companion achieve an Understanding which will lead to a Bonding between the two of you that will last till the end of your canines' life, then you have to educate yourself in the positive methods that will promote this. It does not mean that you can never lay a hand on her, but if a situation calls for that, then it must be done in a constructive manner where she can acknowledge the reprimand but not pee all over herself out of Fear.

Answer 4

How did you punish her for chewing the couch? Whatever it was it must have been really harsh and scary.

What you are seeing is your dog saying to you "I'm not a threat I won't hurt you." The urination is an involuntary reaction, she doesn't even know she's doing it. Its called submissive urination. Your dog sees you as scary.

You need to ingore the urination, punishing it will only make it worse. When you approach your dog, crough down, this makes you look smaller and less scary. When you pet her, pet her under her chin. Reaching over her head is a dominant action and will cause her to pee. Hovering over her will also cause this.

You need to do this until she realizes that you aren't so scary and threatening. It'll take time to gain her trust again.

Answer 5

I would hang my head in shame if my own dog peed in fear when I came near her. I got her as a rescue, who had been horribly mistreated, and she used to do this behavior when I spoke any louder than a whisper to her. Nowadays she throws herself in the air and pees in excitement when I come home from work. It took a lot of obedience training, and a lot of ignoring the bad behaviors for a while... and praising the good. Your dog chews because it is bored... give it something interesting to do.

Answer 6

Well, clearly you didn't discipline her properly. First thing to do is try to gain back her trust. The best way to do that is set rules and boundaries and make CORRECTIONS when she does something she shouldn't, not punishments. Get some dog training books from your library to find out more about that. Also give her affection and lots of it. When she comes to you praise her adn give her a reward. Walk up to her slowly and talk to her while you are walking towards her. Get down on her level when you approach her and give her a chance to get up to sniff you. When she rolls over she's showing submission, she thinks you are asserting your dominance when you so much as walk over to her. Show her that, while you are still the pack leader, you are not asserting dominance everytime you approach her. When you approach her at her level and she rights herself from the rolled over position, give her praise and a reward. It might take some time and probably alot of work. Make sure to read up on dog training so you can avoid traumatizing her again.

Answer 7

That's called a submissive peer. It happens when the dog realizes that you are the boss. It's really hard to break this once it starts happening. I'd put her outside and let her calm down for a few days. That might help.

Answer 8

wow i say this time and time again.
animals are not people you cant punish them in a terrible way like hitting the animal. they dont say oh i guess i'm not going to do this again last time i got in trouble.

they dont understand this. you have made your dog scared of you. so now everytime you go near him he get's all tightened up stressed and loses control of its functioning, thus the peeing.

you have to from this point be very kind to your dog. give him treat's crouch down to his level and pet him and talk softly to him. you have to regain his trust, it's going to take time and effort.

call your local shelter and ask them how to train your dog properly. hitting is never the answer. you now see what happens. screaming at the dog only confusses him, he doesnt get it. he thinks your yelling just to yell.

hope this was helpful

Answer 9

Google Submissive Urination.

You need to be very calm and ignore her when she rolls over or pees.

Outside, Ask her to sit and calmly pet her chest, not her head. If she starts to pee walk away and ignore her.

Repeat a few times in a row till she stops peeing.

Reward her quietly if she lets you pet her without peeing. Stroke under her chin, gently pushing her head up. She needs to regain her self esteem. Do not pet the top of her head or over her back for now.

It sounds like you have a sensitive dog and you may have gone over the top when you punished her.

It is fixable. Few dogs need physical punishment.

I recommend Cesar Millan's books, DVDs and show. He does not HIT his dogs ! Your dog needs a different method of training.

Answer 10

try a difrent way to stop the dog chewing your things,give her own play things,balls with lil biscuits tucked inside etc.im sory that you punished your dog so harsh,but as they are saying try ignore her and try build up her confidence again,and dont leave her alone when you go out,where she will chew stuff,try blocking her off in a diffrent room,goodluck.