Submissive/Excited Peeing - will it EVER stop?

[Brianna and Rhubarb]

Hi Everyone! 

My husband and I so enjoy reading the forums and find it such a helpful place. Our standard F1 goldendoodle Rhubarb is 14 weeks old tomorrow. We also finish our 5 weeks of puppy obedience classes tomorrow, which are going well. She is a happy, playful dog and her housebreaking has been going very well. She knows where to go, holds it in her crate and can be left out of her crate for 1-2 hours at a time with no accidents.  

Our biggest problem is with submissive peeing. I am at my wit's end, and have no more tricks up my sleeve (and no more paper towels left in my budget!) Any time Rhubarb meets someone new, she runs up to them and happily piddles at their feet, often swishing her tail in the puddle, making a 5 foot wide spray radius of flying pee. She will then roll over on her back submissively (in the piddle) to get her tummy rubbed. It doesn't seem to matter if they actually are trying to pay attention to her or not. If we get her to sit before meeting people, she will raise her butt and start to wiggle as soon as they reach a hand toward her for a pet. The little stinker even manages to do it when she is 'empty' ... so she's got a little bit left in the tank! 

The frustration is that familiarity doesn't seem to help. She pees all over us, my mom, my brother and our friends, even though she sees many of us each day. Similarly, if someone has been at the house for an hour and she has completely calmed down, they can just say hi to her, or reach to pet her, and she sprinkles away. She has been well socialized with many different types of people since we got her at 8 weeks.... and piddled on all of them. Other than this, her housetraining is good and the piddling is definitely different from an 'accident'. 

I guess my ultimate question is ... is it possible that she might grow out of this? I feel like crying because we're working so hard with her and she is such a sweet dog, but it's exhausting to be so worried, getting people not to look at or touch her, and cleaning up ALL the TIME. Is there anyone out there who can tell us "this too shall pass"? Or should we buy stock in Bounty and settle in for the long hall? I've never had a dog who peed submissively before, so this is all new for me. 

Thanks in advance for your advice! 

[Spuds Family]

My puppy has the same problem.  This site is wonderful for support and giving suggestions.  I have tried a lot of them. I feel like I have resorted to, training the guest that come to visit.  I warn them as they walk in the door, that if you pet the puppy, he will pee on you.  You have to ignore the puppy until he settles down or grab a paper towel and get ready to clean up a mess. Most dog lovers grab a paper towel and start loving on the dog, while other guest listen and do not give the puppy any attention until it has settled down. They have been warned. LOL.  I usually have all of the dogs in a separate room when I open the front door and give the guest there warning. LOL

[Marcia & MoneyPenny]

Hope your problem has improved, ours has. While our meet & greet skills are a work in progress, I have noticed that within the last week or so when she meets someone new we have not had any peeing. Penny is now 5 months & I think she has outgrown it.
Hope you see a similar result.

[Collette Bonvillain]

Reading this made me feel a lot better. Ellie will pee in her kennel if the kids are yelling sometimes! :O Hoping she grows out of it sooner than later!