My dog sees me and gets excited and sometimes will pee no matter where he is. Is there any way to brake him of this?
My dog sees me and gets excited and sometimes will pee no matter where he is. Is there any way to brake him of this?
Many dogs eventually outgrow it, but you can reduce it by building the dog's confidence up. Start with obedience training. The key to most behavior problems is approaching things using the dog's natural instincts. Dogs see all the people and dogs in the household as a pack with each having their own rank in the pack and a top dog. Life is much easier if the 2 legged pack members outrank the 4 legged ones. You can learn to play the role of top dog by reading some books or going to a good obedience class. A good obedience class or book is about you being top dog, not about rewarding standard commands with a treat. Start at Raising Your Dog with the Monks of New Skete As you praise the dog for following your commands, it will build its confidence.
Play tug of war with the dog and lose. However at the end of the game, take the rope or toy and put it up, less the dog becomes confused about who is top dog.
Ropes from the pets' store quickly turn to hazardous shreds. Ones I made
Lasted much better. Go to a hardware or home center that sells rope by the
Foot. Buy 2' of 3/4" poly rope. Melt the ends, and tie knots in it. Get
Them as tight as possible, put it in a vise and pound it with a hammer. Watch
Carefully, and be ready to discard when it comes apart.
Finally, make sure it has a den to live in. If you are not using a crate, buy one. The dog may be happier in its den than loose in the house. It relaxes, it feels safe in its den. It rests, the body slows down reducing the need for water and relieving its self. Dogs that have been crated all along do very well. Many of them will rest in their crates even when the door is open. I think the plastic ones give the dog more of a safe, enclosed den feeling. Metal ones can be put in a corner or covered with something the dog can't pull in and chew. Select a crate just big enough for the full grown dog to stretch out in.
A dog that has not been crated since it was little, may take some work.
Start just putting its toys and treats in the crate. Praise it for going
in. Feed it in the crate. This is also an easy way to maintain order at
Feeding time for more than one dog.
Taking the dog out more frequently to drain it helps too.
Three simple rules, when a dog is excited, No touch, no talk, and no eye conatact.
I'm a dog trainer... more like I train the humans because the dogs are so much easier...
The way you greet your dog may be the issue at hand. However it goes needs to now go another way. First off, no say "helloooooo babyyyyyyy, did you miss me" in that cute voice you may have specially for him...
The best way to change this is to change the way you greet him... even if someone OTHER THAN YOU greets him FIRST then takes him out to do his business.
A dog that pees is a very insecure dog. This dogs needs a little stimulation in greeting and departings as possible. Life needs to be kept calm...
How old is he?
OMG my dog does this too! She's a Pomeranian and she's three-four. I think she was beaten (kicked, primarily.) I've been working with her but I didn't know that I shouldn't put so much enthusiasm in to my greeting. I can't even touch her for the first ten-twenty minutes that I'm home without her peeing all over.
Old thread as the situation had been discussed to death...
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