My Delilah did that when she was a puppy...to be honest, I really am not sure they can control that. I was always under the impression that they couldn't, butI could be wrong, I'm honestly not sure,..but Delilah just kinda grew out of it...actually the two other puppies I've had that did that, also grew out of it.....in the mean time, when you know you are going to have friends/family over maybe you can try putting her in another room away from the excitement of new people in the house until every one is in and settled down...then let Dexter out, (by the way I LOVE that name), even carrying him out and let him visit then. Might help... Welcome to the list! Val Sampson and Delilah Jax, FL
In a message dated 12/31/2007 9:59:33 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I am new to the group, and I'm very lucky I found it. I have a > Cockapoo puppy, Dexter, who is nearly 8 months old. He is so sweet, > nice and well behaved (at least most of the time). The problem I am > having with him is submissive urination. He is potty trained except > when he gets excited. That is when the trouble starts....He pees on > anyone who he meets. It doesn't matter how long they take to > acknowledge him (i.e. sometimes he will pee while he is being > ignored, or sometimes he will wait to pee after a very slight > acknowledgement is made in an attempt to keep him from getting too > excited). It is getting really embarrassing for my 17 year old > daughter; she doesn't like to have friends over to be peed on by our > puppy. Now, Dexter doesn't do this on my daughter or me, even when > he gets excited to see us, but he does for everyone else, including > my two sons (in their 20s), all of our friends and neighbors. My vet > wants me to take Dexter to obedience classes again, thinking that may > help him. I took him to new puppy class when he was 4 months old for > 5 weeks. He was the calmest dog in class and definitely one of the > most timid. He started having the submissive urination issue around > the same time as when I started taking him to class the first time > and it has gotten progressively worse for the past 3 months. > If you have any suggestions, I would be grateful. He seems like a > perfect pet to me except for this issue. > > > > >
