Excited Peeing
My OES, Cody, is 6 months old and is pretty well completely potty trained. BUT, he often pees when he meets people and gets excited. He goes to a dog sitters during the day when I work and often when I go to pick him up he pees. I have tried being super calm, just saying "Cody sit" and waiting for him to calm, but he pees while trying to do this. And he also seems kinda surprised/confused that he is peeing. Any advice? Is this something that he will probably grow out of? Cheers, Jess and Cody |
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| Six months is still a baby. I never had this problem but know some others on the forum have. I think they grow out of it as they become more secure. But I'm sure others will give their educated opinions. |
It's submissive peeing, keeping things calm and quiet is the right approach but also not coddling him, reassuring him, or frightening him. It's a tough balance with a dog like that I think. Reassuring them reinforces fear and encourages it to become a habit/behaviour, but you also can't scold because it's a submissive behaviour and scolding will make it worse. Hopefully he grows out of it. Good luck!  |
| Benson did this until she was almost a year old - she was just SOOOOOO happy to meet people! She grew confident, and grew out of it. And just when you think you've made progress, be ready for a bit of a backslide. We have one friend in particular who seemed to elicit a pee every time - even when she worked hard at how she and Benson greeted each other. Obedience and consistent work - and time - will help your furbaby gain confidence. And working with a good trainer will help you learn the right balance of interaction so you don't inadvertently feed into the behavior. Good luck! (And in the meantime, remember to keep a few paper towels in your pocket.  ) |
| Remember do not let your dog greet people initially, nor do the uprights greet the dog. No eye contact, etc. Then when all is settled down......5 minutes later, allow the dog to come to the people but the uprights must remain quiet and no eye contact (Oh, I'm so bad at that). Then after the sniffs, etc the upright gets to touch. Yes, it is confidence: I'm sooooooo happy to have company, but pleeeeaaaase don't hurt me, I'm soooo confused. Baby will grow out of it with a calm momma and a little guidance. |
| Sprocket used to do this-think all our sheepys have. He grew out of before he was a year old. His litter brother never did it!.x |
| Submissive peeing - as mentioned. If you search it you will get lots of info too. They mainly outgrow it, plus you can do training to minimize the excitement to help them along. No sheepdogs here ever had issues - just years ago we had a lab/springer mix male who did it. LeAnne (daughter) had him as her dog in 4-H dog training when she was a little girl...and whenever a stranger examined him...a puddle formed under him. My co-instructor used to laugh - saying she wore her old shoes and learned to keep her foot out of the way! He did get over it over the course of the summer in training...but it was interesting as we normally don't see it at our house. |
| Thanks everyone for your advice!!! I really appreciate it It's nice to have a bit of reassurance that this is likely a behaviour that he will grow out of, and that I am (mostly) doing the right stuff! |
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