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Excited boy....
My 11 week old puppy has started wetting when he's excited. This was never a problem before the last week or so. He is a pretty timid boy. We are trying to socialize him. With 5 kids, of whom four are teenagers, we have a lot of traffic in our house. At first he wet only when new friends petted him. Today, he did it when I greeted him. He had been walked within the prior 30 minutes. Please tell me that this is just a phase!!!
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Permalink Reply by BG and Gavin on
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It is probably just a phase :)
They have very little bladder control still at that age. I would try to keep any exciting play to outside and I would keep greetings very calm. I would ignore him and not make a fuss upon arrival and once everyone is calm, then pet. It is super hard to do but pays off a great deal in the end as coming and going becomes a non event which cuts way down on separation anxiety.
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Permalink Reply by Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie on
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It usually is a phase. Ask everyone to ignore him rather than greet him when they first come in. Don't talk to him using the high-pitched voice so many of us do when talking to babies. If all else fails, greet guests on your porch until this phase is over.
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Permalink Reply by Jane, Guinness and Murphy on
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I really think it is excitement pee...my Guinness did this as a puppy. I agree with BG and Nancy....try to be sure that everyone ignores him when they arrive for at least a few minutes. Guinness did outgrow this, but it went on for several months whenever someone came and I couldn't get there quickly enough to tell them to ignore him.
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