Dog Urination When Excited or Submissive
Every dog owner has at one time or another had to deal with a dog that urinated a little when they were excited or submitting to authority. This authority could be real or imagined and can come from human or another pet. Whatever the reason it can be a messy situation and most dog owners simply want to know how to put an end to the problem. In order to figure out how to cure the problem you should first understand when and why your dog exhibits this kind of behavior.
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Submissive
When a dog urinates during submission, it is because of fear. What many people do not realize is the threat can be real or imagined. For instance, you may feel you are gently scolding your dog when the water works begin, however in their mind they feel threatened. Other instances when a dog may show submissive urination problems include but are not limited to:
? Greetings
? Scolding
? Strangers approach
? Because of tameness
? He was an abused animal
Many dogs will cease to submissive urinate once they have been with you for awhile and their confidence increases. Nevertheless there are a few steps that you can take in the mean time or if the submissive urinating does not stop.
What to Do
If you have just gotten a dog that is submissively urinating, you will want to take them to your veterinarian for a checkup. It could be that your pet has a medical problem causing the urine problem.
When the problem is during greeting time, you can tone down your approach by speaking slowly and softly. This low key approach shows your pet that you mean them no harm. You can also initiate your approach by having them sit or stay, if your dog knows a few basic commands.
Avoid sounding or looking dominant to your dog whenever you can. For instance, you can crouch down before speaking, stroke under the chin instead of the top of the head, and look at his back or tail instead of full eye contact or approach with your side turned towards the dog instead of a full front.
Excited Urination
On the flip side of this situation is the dog that urinates when excited. You know the kind of dog that jumps around excitedly whenever the doorbell rings and leaves a nice puddle to greet your guests. This is much different from submissive urination in that the dog will not show signs of submission such as cowering, rolling over or similar postures.
This issue is generally one that occurs in young animals and will resolve itself as your pet matures, however, there are small things you can do to lessen the number of accidents.
Keep your initial greetings toned down, do not speak loudly or excited when you first come home. In fact, to prevent accidents inside the home you may want to do all of your initial greetings outside. Of course, a trip to the vet is always a good idea; you never know when a medical condition such as bladder infection or kidney disease could be at fault.
Conclusion
Whether your dog has a problem with either of these urination problems, there is one thing you should not do to control it and that is harsh punishment or scolding. This will simply reinforce the fear in a submissive dog and instill it in an excited animal, and either way it will not resolve the urination issue.
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