oliver031009 writes to me: I’m about to adopt a beautiful American Cocker Spaniel. The owner says she always urinates when she gets excited around her, as well as meeting new people. The dog is not a puppy,(2 years old) Anything I can do to reverse this. I’ve met the dog and It does do this. Adam replies: Hi, Oliver: This is usually a behavior that a young dog will grow out of. But at this age, it’s hard to say whether she will or not. (More than likely, she will). The trick is to Read more [...]
Submissive Urination
November 7, 2009 by
Dear Adam: I have a mixed-breed puppy (German shepherd/border collie mix) which is 4 months old. It’s very friendly with people but when it approaches people it urinates all-over. The same happens when I come home in the evening. It becomes very excited and urinates on the carpet. Is that a submissive behavior? How can I solve this problem? Thanks, Bhabani Dear Bhabani: For some peace of mind, have him checked by your vet to make sure the problem is strictly behavioral and isn’t medically related. Read more [...]
Submissive Urination With a Young Dog
November 7, 2009 by
I have an eleven month old English Springer Spaniel “Rio”. For the past nine months I have been using clicker training, the gentle leader, and various other methods with no success. The trainer who was helping me told me our dog was untrainable, which I didn’t believe because she is so smart. I purchased an electronic collar not necessary, but sure makes [dog training->] faster and life easier! and a pinch collar per your advice. Within two days I have a well behaved dog. She walks at my side, Read more [...]
Dog Wets When She Gets Excited
November 7, 2009 by
I read the book. Here’s my question. My dog wets on the spot when ever she gets excited about seeing someone. Every time I or my daughter go outside, she wets herself as she is trying to greet us. She’s potty trained and knows where she needs to go eliminate. My friend owned her. She was an indoor dog that ended up being an outdoor dog. My friend didn’t know how to train her out of doing this. I got her because I don’t mind having an outdoor dog. She does not have a bladder problem (it was ruled Read more [...]
Urinating In The Kennel Run
November 7, 2009 by
A dog owner named Ellen writes: I have a 12 month old golden retriever. When I am at work during the day she is in an outside kennel. The kennel has a concrete floor that is slanted to allow for drainage. I live in Wisconsin and when the snow melts, drainage is an issue even though I keep the kennel shoveled out. Here is my problem: Abby has decided to always pee up on the high end of the kennel. Therefore, there is always urine all over the kennel and she ends up with it in her fur and it stinks. Read more [...]
Some Insight Into Your Dog's Submissive Urination
November 7, 2009 by
Greg asks: My dog is a 5 month old boxer/shepherd mix who pees submissively/excitedly upon greeting friends or anyone really who arrives home. Occasionally, even if he has been calm inside his kennel cage, he will pee in the cage when I go to greet him to take him out. I have tried having everyone, including myself, be very low key when greeting him and trying not to excite him. It does not work. I have not been correcting him for this submissive/excitement peeing because I did not want to make Read more [...]
Dog Cowers, Crawls and Urinates When Boyfriend Comes Home…
October 22, 2009 by
A year ago, my boyfriend of 18 months moved in with Nikki (6 years-old) and I. Nikki seems to love Michael, and Michael is definitely the Alpha. Michael treats her well, although a bit rougher at play than I do. She has a slight problem with being able to hold her bladder when you first get home. Of course, I have adapted to that, and will go through all the necessary measures to insure she doesn’t urinate in the house. I’ve never had a very hard time being able to control her when she’s not on Read more [...]
