Peeing in excitement.

Thought I had seen a post on this but if I did can't find it.

My Uncle has a 4 month old Staffie, Bella who is very very exciteable to the extent that she wee wees up everyone, he has tried getting people to ignore her etc but she still ends up weeing on them. I had the pleasure of being covered last night although I hadn't fussed made eye contact or anything. It really shocked me just how much more boisterous she was and I do think it has started to get my Uncle down a bit. She is a lovely looking dog but has no manners I have passed advice on for nipping etc but she still does this too you can't even stroke her without her trying to get ya. Any advice would be appreciated and I will pass it on have told him to come on here will give him another reminder. xx

Hi Louise
Bella is only 4 months old so everything is exciting for her at the moment and things like meeting people is even more exciting. This will get better as she gets older. The way to tackle this problem is to do what you have suggested. Anyone that enters the house makes no eye contact or touches Bella untill she is completly calm. This will be when she is lying down and no longer looking at you. Then just pat the dog to show that calmness get the attension.
It is vital not to shout at Bella when she wee's as she probably doesn't even know she's doing it. Ignore the wee and clean it later once she's calmed down.
Another reason people believe dogs wee with excitement is because the dog has low confidence, this can be fixed with obedience training, but I don't think this is the case with Bella

Logan still does a little wee wee every now and again! Shes only young so i wouldnt worry.

so does Billy

Me too

oooops..............I'll clean it later

BlueStaffBlue wrote:Me too

oooops..............I'll clean it later

I did reading that

Ummm, my friends 15 month old Lab is still like this.... >.<

she is still young so stick with the training for now and see how it go for next few weeks....

she just thinks every thing and every one is all a big game... and it prity much is at the age...

stich my male used to do it but he grow out of out,cant say wot age he was when he grow out of it tho...

I wouldnt worry too much louise i know how embarrassing this is as kaiser use to do it but nothing seems to stop them i think she will grow out of it kaiser certainly has i feel for you as i know how embarrassing it can be when they are weeing on people

If Blue did it I might of invited the mother in law over a bit more

Blue

I never thought weeing was due to excitement it was due to submission and nervousness most do grow out of this but encourage the visiters to ignore the dog and let the dog aproach them but no eye contact I no it sounds not very nice but neither is a dog that looses its dignity and is fearful.

A dog can wee itself through being submissive, nervous, scared and through excitement. Normally excitement effects puppies. There normally to busy wagging their tails and jumping up in excitement to realise they have done anything

Mouse does this ALL the time to every person (21 weeks old), to the point that one trip to town she was saying hello to a lady and peed up her shoe up her leg right up to her knee, as embarasing as it was the lady understood that she was a puppy and just excitement, But no Mouse pees on every single person that says hello to her, or even just is about..if your near enough she pees. She dosnt realise shes doing it.

The thing is, not to get frustrated, 99% of dogs grow out of it.

Ty used to do this all the time the worst was when we first got him my mum got a brand new couch and ty got very excited and went wee wee on it a few times hes not allowed in that room any more lmao but he has grown out of that now am sure Bella will to.

Thank you for all the relpies will make sure my Uncle has a read and hopefully use some of the very good advice given.

When cairo gets mega excited,like when DH comes home from work,If she hasnt been for a couple of hours,whe will do a little wee in excitement while jumping about.I dont make a huge deal out of it,just mop it up.Its annoying when shes laying in her bed and does it though because i have to wash her bedding