[tjneilon]

We adopted a Blue Heeler from the Humane Society about 2 months ago. He is approx 7 months old (as best as they can determine) and was neutered the day before we adopted him. We are not sure of his former family or how he was treated.
Austin is a sweet dog, very loving. He is extremely submissive to us. He squirts every time we pet him, play with him, walk past him and feed him. Even when he has been laying at our feet calm for a period, if we reach down and pat his head, he squirts pee. This occurs even moments after we have watched him take a break outside appropriately.
He also had a very strong aversion to his kennel, HATED it. We have broken that issue a bit by placing it outside and feeding him in it only, with open gate, but if we put him in there, like for the night, he will fill it with pee and flip it all over the place. We can't let him in the house for any length of time so as not to ruin the carpets.
We walk him and he is very good, learned to sit easily, plays great with our yellow lab and our kids.
HELP PLEASE??

[tickle]

I do know that the Blue Heleler is a working dog; yours is quite young, just thinking hear, bladder probably not fully develolped yet and the body is growing too fast. Gets excited when receiving attention, so therefore, pees. This is about all I can think of at the moment. Working dogs need a lot of exercise, not that I think this may be the problem, but could probably help. He probably has had a bad experience with the crate issue that is why you are having problems with him in it.

The weak bladder could be a medical issue, could be you should have him checked out at the vet and the vet may have some insight in this problem which I think he will grow out of, but realize he will be an adolescent, then a teenager for the next two years.

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