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Dog Training - Fear Submissive peeing in a dog is also triggered by fear. So when you are trying to do dog toilet training, figure out if your dog is submissively peeing because they are afraid, or if its excitement urination. Submissive peeing can happen in several instances, when he is being chewed out for some behavior, when someone new approaches him and he feels threatened (this can happen with the owner as well), and has a previous history of bad treatment. The key signs that say submissive urination are your dog rolling on its belly, licking its lips, and slouching/slinking. How do you handle this when working on dog toilet training? This can't be emphasized enough, and it bears repeating again ... have patience when toilet training. It does not happen overnight. You need to be consistent, persistent and patient. By the way, even if your older dog has accidents, you can re-train them as well. But, back to the fear based urination problem. One of the major reasons pups pee when scared is because they have been yelled at while doing it, they've been smacked after the fact, or had their little faces rubbed in the urine or feces. Rubbing a dog's face or nose in their urine or feces isn't going to accomplish anything except make the dog afraid of eliminating when you are there (if you caught him as he was doing it), or make him fearful of what he was doing when you "found" an accident later. For instance, if your dog was quietly chewing on a tug rope, and you found a puddle and started pitching a fit, the dog associates you yelling at him with him chewing the toy. Dogs are ... well DOGS. They don't associate the puddle on the floor with the reason you are red faced and speaking in a tone of voice that scares them. Although it is usually a good idea to reward for positive dog toilet training behavior, and peeing where they are supposed to go is a good behavior, try NOT to reward them with food treats for doing this. Instead use cuddles, scratches, pets and terms of endearment. You don't use treats, cookies or whatever your dog loves, because it won't take him long to teach you he won't go unless he gets a cookie. Ahhh, you just gotta love them! They can be the world's worst manipulators in fur coats. |
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