Excitement Urination?
The only thing she does is get overly excited when meeting new people, and always - ALWAYS - pees. We'd like to take her to the wineries on Seneca Lake in the spring (many are dog-friendly), but if she's going to pee every time we meet someone, we won't be welcome for long.  (And we don't want to ruin things for other well-behaved dogs who want to visit.)Any suggestions on how to get this under control? (She's 7 1/2 months old right now.) |
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There's nothing specifically you can do except continue to socialize (and intercept people before they bend over her! to pet her or baby talk to her, yeah, good luck with that   ). In young puppies it is usually a submissive display and they typically outgrow it. One of my 3 1/2 mos olds did this, and I can't say for sure she's completely outgrown it yet; she worships people, but she's very submissive and in her mind, and probably Jonsey's, it's a perfectly natural response when people "pull rank" by getting up close and personal and towering over them/leaning into them. You probably have the happy butt wiggling to go with it. It's adorable but causes people to behave even more stupidly  The wiggles are cute, the wee-weeing not so much. I took mine to classes and get togethers a few times and she started realizing on her own she needs not do this. Classes are good (advanced ones) because you're mostly dealing with experienced dog people who can take direction and will do what you ask them to do (or not do) The general public, not so much. Now, my rescue dog did this for the longest time and isn't completely reliable yet (and she's 4!) But she's always been an odd duck. Most simply outgrow it. Usually at a much younger age, but not always. Try managing the people around her so as to not ellicit the response and hopefully it will start to fade. kristine |
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