Tinkles when meets new dogs and people

[Lauren]

I have a one-year old mini golden doodle that tinkles whenever she meets a dog or person. She'll be able to keep herself under control if she knows the dog or person really well or has seen them recently. She's always done this and I thought she would grow out of it by now, because I thought it was an excitement reaction. But now I'm not sure. Has anyone experienced this before?

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

All the time.   It does become less with age and control.  Really, she is still just a pup at one year old.

For my boy, he normally does this with my sons who he just ADORES. I make sure I let him out when I know they are stopping over.

In fact, did you know, it is a sign of the utmost respect and honor in many cases.

You will have to just know the situation and most of the time you should be able to get a heads up and do what needs done beforehand.   

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Submissive Urination.

"Submissive wetting or urination is a normal way for dogs and puppies to demonstrate submissive behavior. Even a dog that is otherwise housetrained may leave dribbles and puddles of urine at your feet and on the floor when greeting you.

Submissive urination is the ultimate show of respect and deference for higher rank. It occurs frequently with young puppies who have not yet learned and perfected other social skills and means of showing respect. Submissive urination in adult dogs is usually a sign of insecurity. Often unsocialized and abused dogs will submissively urinate. Other dogs that engage in submissive urination may simply have not been shown that there are more acceptable ways to show respect, such as paw raising (shake hands) or hand licking (give a kiss).

Submissive urination may be present in overly sensitive or mistreated dogs because they feel the need to constantly apologize. This state is often caused by excessive or delayed punishment which frightens and confuses the dog without teaching him how to make amends. The dog resorts to the only way he knows to show respect and fear, by submissive urination.

When your dog submissively urinates, it is best to just ignore him. If you try to reassure him, he will think you are praising him for urinating and will urinate even more. If you scold him, he will feel an even greater need to apologize by urinating. Either reassurance or scolding will only make submissive urination worse.

Treatment of submissive urination must be directed towards building your dog's confidence and showing him other ways to demonstrate respect. The quickest way to accomplish this is by teaching your dog a few basic obedience exercises. A dog that can earn praise by obeying a simple routine of "Come here, sit, shake hands," will soon develop self esteem and confidence. A confident dog who can say, "Hello, Boss" by sitting and shaking hands does not feel the need to urinate at his owner's feet. "

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[Laurie, Wally & Charlotte]

One of my dogs did this when a new person entered the house -- I'd say, up until the age of two.  It never happened when greeting other dogs, and never happens anymore.  When we were expecting someone to come over, we would let him out to pee shortly beforehand to avoid the drips.  Your one-year-old doodle is still a puppy.  This will likely end over time.  I just ignored it when it happened, and kept a roll of paper towels by the door.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Or, Like me, I would see it on someone's shoes and I would just ignore that too!   LOL   

I never saw a thing

[Laurie, Wally & Charlotte]

Like :o)

[SoSa]

We had that happen too, LOL. And, our neighbor was wearing white shoes. But since he is not a neighbor that is well liked, we thought it was hysterical!!

[SoSa]

Our puppy does this every single time he sees new people. And sometimes it's way more than a tinkle. I hate it ehen my door bell rings and for people to visit us because it just becomes messy. I was hoping he would outgrow it, but now I'm not so sure. We were thinking about diapering him when we take him to the vet (he always puddles there) or when we are expecting visitors at home, but those doggy diapers are EXPENSIVE!!

[Julie, Eloise & Beasley]

Ellie always did it as a puppy when she met new women, but never men - and it was generally when women greeted her using really high-pitched voices.  It stopped right around 1 yo (she's a standard GD).  Beasley (now just 1 yo) has never done it - they have entirely opposite personalities.

[Christy&Riley]

Riley still has a tendency to do this at 2 years. When people come over, my husband takes her out to go potty while the visitors come in. She knows she has to go before she can greet the people so she does her business quickly and runs inside. She's been so good with it that the other day I got lazy and let her greet my dad in the driveway. Unfortunately she peed. The good news is that it wasn't on my wood floor. Riley has always been naturally submissive so I think it may be more submissive peeing not lack of bladder control. We've just learned to plan ahead to prevent accidents. For example, my parents call when they are a couple minutes away so we can get her outside before they come in.