excitment wee
the only problem is that more often than not, when she goes to meet someone who has just returned home, she gets all excited and does a little tiddle. will she grow out of it? has anyone got any tips on how we could try to stop? thanks |
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| It sounds like submissive urination - I have never had to deal with it. Perhaps someone who has can help???? |
| Yes, Kerry's right. I see it more commonly in young puppies and they have grown out of it pretty quickly just by getting out in the world more and gaining confidence. Is this a more recent thing? Has it escalated? Or just a constant occurrence since she was a baby?
I've never had to really think through it because it always dissappeared almost as soon as it popped up (Mad, four mos old, the first time she encountered a Malamute -- he walked up to us and stuck his nose where it didn't belong while we were shopping...I was going to say she almost wet her pants, but there was no almost about it  ), but I have to believe it's a confidence issue, so anything that builds her confidence should make it less necessary to widdle. If she's crated or gated, and since she's housebroken, when you come home can you ignore her for the first five minutes till she's settled down? Then it's a real low key don't look directly at her, don't talk to her, just walk up real matter of fact, release her and take her out to potty.
With new people, again, don't set her up to pee. Make them IGNORE her till she comes up to them. And even then, tell them to not make eye contact and to speak in a low, soft, almost monotone voice (i.e. nothing that incites excitement). If she's been doing it for a good long while with nothing to try to work her out of it, it may be more habit than lack of confidence, in which case you still follow the basic premise above and set her up to successfully say hi sans the tinkling. Or at least that's how I would approach it. One of my fosters (3 years old) is timid and did it a couple of times when she first came to me, but she snapped out of it pretty quickly. At least around me. I'm sure as she gets out more there will be times when she meets new people and regresses, but I'm also sure she'll get past it. It's not uncommon by the way. Kristine |
| thanks
basically she didn't do it until around 7 months old, then stopped for a month or 2, then started again. we leave her in the kitchen when no one is home. as soon as the door is open, she goes straight to the first person she sees and squats and does a small bit |
ctarry wrote: thanks
basically she didn't do it until around 7 months old, then stopped for a month or 2, then started again. we leave her in the kitchen when no one is home. as soon as the door is open, she goes straight to the first person she sees and squats and does a small bit Hm....just to be safe, might now be a bad idea to collect some pee and drop it off at the vet's for analysis. She could be a perfectly confident little girl with a UTI. Although if it is and she manages to hold it till someone comes home, she is very well potty trained indeed... Kristine |
ctarry wrote: thanks
basically she didn't do it until around 7 months old, then stopped for a month or 2, then started again. we leave her in the kitchen when no one is home. as soon as the door is open, she goes straight to the first person she sees and squats and does a small bit I would suggest that the first person home has a leash in their hands and runs her outside. Tell her to go potty. When she does get very excited and praise her, but ignore her until she is in a safe spot. If this is submissive peeing, and not excitement peeing then I would follow Mad Dog's suggestions. If it is excitement peeing I have detailed below Izzie's routine. Izzie has always been an excitement peeer (hmmm how many e's should that have?). She is crated when we are out of the house, but as soon as we get home we grab the leash and take her to the corner for a potty. She is used to this routine and we are not at risk of her peeing when we get home anymore. When we have guests she gets really excited and pees...occasionally on someones foot  We have learned that when anyone comes over she needs to go out and pee ASAP. We usually take her out right before someone comes over or will do it right when they arrive. It is a given that if her bladder isn't empty she will eventually pee from excitement.
When we have guests we also take her out more frequently than normal. This way her bladder stays empty...she has a tendency to calm down...even be napping....then wake up and BAM! re-notices the guests and gets excited all over again. Indoor playtime after too much water is also a situation in which she gets more frequent trips outside. |
| did forget to mention, but only just thought about it...
she did start to do it again within days of us having our black lab put down just before christmas  |
Our dog is an "excitement peeer" too. She's 7 months old and everyone says she'll grow out of it.  She doesn't do it when we come home anymore, because we take her straight to the grass. Strangers are a different story though. Even tonight during her walk a neighbor was standing outside and as soon as she saw them, she squatted and peed in the middle of their driveway.
We took her to beginner training with other dogs and by the 3rd class she didn't pee there anymore. She still does it when people come over though. It's frustrating, I know.  |
Gabe and Jonah pee when we go to Petsmart or conformation class but not at home. I always make sure they pee before I take them in but they still manage to do it  . I know the location of every mop and cleanup station around. Jill, did your shoes ever dry |
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