Dog peeing when greeting people.
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Hi all.
Asking on behalf of a friend in case any of you have any experience or ideas.
They have an Australian Shepherd, female about 4 years old now. She is a cracking dog in general but they cant seem to shift a problem of her peeing when greeting people.
She is a lively friendly dog who loves people but everytime she meets someone she will approach them with confidence then when they stroke her she pees a little, almost like incontinence, she isnt in position to be having a pee if you know what I mean.
She has always done it, friend has had her since a pup so no history of abuse etc she does it with me, known her from about 8 weeks old, her owners and strangers.
They have seen one behaviourist about it but all they said was to not stand over her and meet her on her level, this hasn't been much success apparently.
Any ideas?
Asking on behalf of a friend in case any of you have any experience or ideas.
They have an Australian Shepherd, female about 4 years old now. She is a cracking dog in general but they cant seem to shift a problem of her peeing when greeting people.
She is a lively friendly dog who loves people but everytime she meets someone she will approach them with confidence then when they stroke her she pees a little, almost like incontinence, she isnt in position to be having a pee if you know what I mean.
She has always done it, friend has had her since a pup so no history of abuse etc she does it with me, known her from about 8 weeks old, her owners and strangers.
They have seen one behaviourist about it but all they said was to not stand over her and meet her on her level, this hasn't been much success apparently.
Any ideas?
It's a submissive & welcoming behaviour, she's being nice to them...
Our female GSD did it her entire life for our family. She wasn't welcoming of strangers but whenever one of us got home there'd be a trail of pee to greet us. The only thing that sometimes worked was to completely ignore her when you got home. Give her 5 minutes to calm down and get over the excitement of you getting home, before making eye contact or petting her.
Our male Lab also did it when he was young, but outgrew it after a couple of years.
The best thing to do is remove all excitement around people coming into the house. Ideally, don't let her greet them at the door. Ask guests to completely ignore her for a few minutes until she loses interest.
Our female GSD did it her entire life for our family. She wasn't welcoming of strangers but whenever one of us got home there'd be a trail of pee to greet us. The only thing that sometimes worked was to completely ignore her when you got home. Give her 5 minutes to calm down and get over the excitement of you getting home, before making eye contact or petting her.
Our male Lab also did it when he was young, but outgrew it after a couple of years.
The best thing to do is remove all excitement around people coming into the house. Ideally, don't let her greet them at the door. Ask guests to completely ignore her for a few minutes until she loses interest.
This is really common and as above, is submissive and excitable behaviour.
Our little miniature dachshund will pee when she meets people she loves (or strangers) but only when being made a total fuss off. Higher pitched voices - women's - in particular exacerbates it.
We try and make sure she has a pee just before meeting people, and that she mostly greets them outside and / or after having seen that they're there, without contact. The less fuss guests make of them, the better, too.
Our little miniature dachshund will pee when she meets people she loves (or strangers) but only when being made a total fuss off. Higher pitched voices - women's - in particular exacerbates it.
We try and make sure she has a pee just before meeting people, and that she mostly greets them outside and / or after having seen that they're there, without contact. The less fuss guests make of them, the better, too.
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