How to Treat a Dog With Submissive/Excitement Urination

Submissive/excitement urination is a natural response from a dog that has high energy, is submissive and/or nervous and shy. The key is to relax a high-strung dog and bring up the level of confidence in a submissive, shy, nervous dog.

Difficulty: Moderately challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Dog Bones
• Dog Toys
• Dog Training Aids

1. Understand that dogs submissively urinate to show subordinance to their dominant owners.

2. Try not to bring negative attention or any attention at all to your pet's submissive wetting; this only increases its need to submit by urinating.

3. Avoid punishing your dog for this behavior; that means, no yelling or using a loud, reprimanding voice.

4. Increase your dog's self-confidence by enrolling it in an agility training class, one of the best ways to build confidence.

5. Consult a pet behaviorist.

Tips & Warnings

• Avoid petting your dog on the top of its head or leaning over its back and head - a dog regards these gestures as dominant and will be more likely to submissively urinate. Instead, pet a submissive dog on its chest when greeting it.
• Dealing with this situation will take time and patience. It is very important not to punish your dog for this behavior or to bring too much attention to it.
• Your top priority is to raise your dog's level of confidence.

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[Raemonde]

on 9/28/2009 great tip I will try that out

thanks for the advice

[geneaol]

on 6/16/2009 I had an animal behavior book (don't remember the name) that addressed this problem. Their solution was to distract the pet
by tossing a ball or toy to the pet as soon you made contact with it. May need to be done several times but it will work. It worked for me.
Another process to stop a dog from barking excessivly is to put some pebbles or pennies into an empty soda can and shaking (rattling) the can at the dog when it barks.

[danylo]

on 6/15/2009 very good idea i'll try 4 it

[kellieann2000]

on 5/5/2009 Thanks I'll give this a try. Hope it works.

[threekidshere]

on 2/12/2009 I wish that this sort of thing did not happen, but it does. I do not have a pet psychologist here, where I live.