[raissagranato17]

When ever we say no to our 1 1/2 old pit bull, he pees. This mainly happens when he jumps on our bed/couch and we tell him to get off, or he comes in our bedroom and we tell him to get off. He also becomes very aggressive and snappy when you pull him out and ends up peeing everywhere. Its not like he has a full bladder and needs to go, this sometimes happens right after he has gone outside. This is an everyday thing, we try not to have come in the room at all, but some times he is just too quick. Please help!

[Alty]

Sounds like submissive peeing.

When you "reprimand" him, how do you do it? A firm no is what's needed. Sounds like something happened that scared him, and now he pees because of that fear. That would also explain why he's being aggressive.

Was there in incident where you didn't just use a firm no? Be honest with yourself.

He's scared. He's peeing because he's scared.

You need to go back to square one with potty training. Praise when he does what you want. A firm no when he pees where he's not supposed to. Just a no, nothing else, then take him outside where you want him to go.

When he does go, you have to praise him like he won an Olympic gold. Treats work too. Tons of praise. Over the top praise.

When he messes up, the less attention that's paid, the better.

[ballengerb1]

I agree but until you get a grip on the situation you may need a crate. Is it at all possible that maybe another family member has been more stern with him?

[Cat1864]

It does sound like submissive peeing. It also sounds like you need to take time to teach him what you want and expect and that good things happen when he does.

Do not try to pull him off furniture or out of rooms. He doesn't understand what you want if you don't teach him.

Make certain that everyone in the house knows and uses the same commands and has the same expectations of his behavior.

If he isn't allowed on the furniture, no one encourages him to be on the furniture. Treats, petting, playing toys, etc. are only given when he is on the floor. Get down there with him and show him that it is a better place to be.

Teach him the 'off' (or what ever word you want to use) command. Get treats or his favorite toy and when he gets on the furniture lure him off with the 'treat'. Give him the command and when he is on the floor give him praise and the treat.

Teach him to respect door ways and that you go through first unless you give him a specific command such as going outside. Teach him to 'sit' and 'wait' when you open the door. In this case, the door doesn't open as long as he is trying to rush through it. You go through the door first, then on your command he is either allowed to 'enter' or 'released' to do what he wants.

When he is in the room, 'exit' is a good command for getting him to leave. Toss a treat or toy out of the room and tell him 'exit' as he goes after it. He has to sit and wait for the 'enter' command before coming back into the room.

At first you will be using a lot of treats, toys, petting, praise, etc. to get him to learn what you want. However, as he learns and the training becomes a part of everyday life, the main reward becomes 'good boy' with the occasional food treat to reinforce the positive behavior.

Something else you might invest in is a 'doggie' (baby) gate to put across your bedroom doorway.

Training will raise his confidence which in turn will reduce the occurrence of negative behaviors.