Female dog pees when excited...

Jean Genie · 03-25-2007, 01:42 AM

I have become the primary caregiver of my daughter and her boyfriend's young female dog, Zoey. She was supposed to be a papered Lab, definitely isn't, though perhaps one of her parents was. I'll guess she's maybe 4 mos old, is VERY lively, barky, chews EVERYTHING, chases EVERYTHING, did learn house training quickly thank goodness (though they were also told she was already housetrained). The problem most bothersome is whenever either my daughter, the boyfriend, my husband, etc, anyone comes home, she gets overjoyed and waggy and excited and pees all over the floor. I take her outside to potty VERY frequently, if I have work to do outside, she's out with me all day, she rarely if ever has an accident anymore but seems to be unable to control herself when she gets excited. Will she outgrow this, is it hopefully an immaturity thing? I've started taking her out on her leash when I see that someone's home now but can't do that all hours of the day. Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated.

farmergal · 03-25-2007, 03:01 AM

I found this and I think it can help.

"Nervous peeing is fairly common with female pups, especially when a person greets them in a high-pitched voice," says Sharon Belk-Krebs, a TTouch massage practitioner, pet sitter, trainer and Cocker owner from Bellingham, Wash. To avoid causing puddles, greet a sensitive pup in a low-key way. Don't squeak or squeal at the pup and overexcite it. Instead, use a calm, quiet voice in the low end of your vocal octaves. You may find that delaying the greeting for about 10 minutes after you arrive home, allowing the initial excitement to wane, is also helpful with a nervous piddler.

Never scold or punish a pup for nervous or submissive urination. You'll be very sorry if you do. Punishment always makes a nervous or submissive peeing problem worse and may cause it to endure for a lifetime. Instead, realize that your dog simply cannot physically control its bladder when excited. As a dog matures, submissive and nervous peeing tends to decrease or disappear altogether. Meanwhile, be patient, stay calm and keep paper towels handy when you greet your pup.

joustinggirl · 03-25-2007, 06:44 AM

My poor excuse for a dog did the same thing. Tell people to completly ignore her for a while when they come in. Don't even look at the dog. Once she gets over the fact that they are home she will "forget" to get excited. No eye contact is the key.

EquineLaw78 · 03-25-2007, 06:13 PM

My mom's BC and my Aussie were both submissive urinators when they were babies.

I agree with the above advice -- ignore her upon first greeting and speak in a lower voice. The tinkling is a submissive response and a "gift." Molly's trainer explained it as the equivalent of being handed a bouquet of roses -- something good to sniff from someone trying to impress you.

Both the BC and Molly grew out of it, but it's not much fun going through it. Good luck!

Jean Genie · 03-25-2007, 08:50 PM

Hey thanks for the advice, sounds quite logical. As a matter of fact, when someone comes home they do get all squeaky and goo-goo-ey, "Hi Zoey, Hi baby," yada, yada, yada so I will put a halt to that stuff pronto. If we all stay calm hopefully she will too and will grow out of it in time. Thanks!

**Promise Ranch** · 03-26-2007, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by joustinggirl

My poor excuse for a dog did the same thing. Tell people to completly ignore her for a while when they come in. Don't even look at the dog. Once she gets over the fact that they are home she will "forget" to get excited. No eye contact is the key.

Ours did this too... Poor thing. We never gave her attention (love and ooey gooey lovey dovey stuff) in the house. Everyone who was visiting was instructed to do the same... We did love on her outside. When she turned a year old, it stopped. She's not been a nervous/excited wetter since about a year old...

Isn't peeing a submissive thing?

03-25-2007, 01:42 AM
Jean Genie Started Join Date: May 2006 Location: NW Illinois Posts: 2,095	Female dog pees when excited... I have become the primary caregiver of my daughter and her boyfriend's young female dog, Zoey. She was supposed to be a papered Lab, definitely isn't, though perhaps one of her parents was. I'll guess she's maybe 4 mos old, is VERY lively, barky, chews EVERYTHING, chases EVERYTHING, did learn house training quickly thank goodness (though they were also told she was already housetrained). The problem most bothersome is whenever either my daughter, the boyfriend, my husband, etc, anyone comes home, she gets overjoyed and waggy and excited and pees all over the floor. I take her outside to potty VERY frequently, if I have work to do outside, she's out with me all day, she rarely if ever has an accident anymore but seems to be unable to control herself when she gets excited. Will she outgrow this, is it hopefully an immaturity thing? I've started taking her out on her leash when I see that someone's home now but can't do that all hours of the day. Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated.

03-25-2007, 03:01 AM
farmergal Seasoned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Posts: 4,926	I found this and I think it can help. "Nervous peeing is fairly common with female pups, especially when a person greets them in a high-pitched voice," says Sharon Belk-Krebs, a TTouch massage practitioner, pet sitter, trainer and Cocker owner from Bellingham, Wash. To avoid causing puddles, greet a sensitive pup in a low-key way. Don't squeak or squeal at the pup and overexcite it. Instead, use a calm, quiet voice in the low end of your vocal octaves. You may find that delaying the greeting for about 10 minutes after you arrive home, allowing the initial excitement to wane, is also helpful with a nervous piddler. Never scold or punish a pup for nervous or submissive urination. You'll be very sorry if you do. Punishment always makes a nervous or submissive peeing problem worse and may cause it to endure for a lifetime. Instead, realize that your dog simply cannot physically control its bladder when excited. As a dog matures, submissive and nervous peeing tends to decrease or disappear altogether. Meanwhile, be patient, stay calm and keep paper towels handy when you greet your pup. __________________

03-25-2007, 06:44 AM
joustinggirl Greenbroke Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boones Mill, Virgina Posts: 3,395	My poor excuse for a dog did the same thing. Tell people to completly ignore her for a while when they come in. Don't even look at the dog. Once she gets over the fact that they are home she will "forget" to get excited. No eye contact is the key. __________________ Pink Tiger says \'Grrrrrr\'

03-25-2007, 06:13 PM
EquineLaw78 Yearling Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 976	My mom's BC and my Aussie were both submissive urinators when they were babies. I agree with the above advice -- ignore her upon first greeting and speak in a lower voice. The tinkling is a submissive response and a "gift." Molly's trainer explained it as the equivalent of being handed a bouquet of roses -- something good to sniff from someone trying to impress you. Both the BC and Molly grew out of it, but it's not much fun going through it. Good luck!

03-25-2007, 08:50 PM
Jean Genie Started Join Date: May 2006 Location: NW Illinois Posts: 2,095	Hey thanks for the advice, sounds quite logical. As a matter of fact, when someone comes home they do get all squeaky and goo-goo-ey, "Hi Zoey, Hi baby," yada, yada, yada so I will put a halt to that stuff pronto. If we all stay calm hopefully she will too and will grow out of it in time. Thanks!