Excited peeing puppy

[vandeman17]

I want to thank everyone who has taken the time to give us some tips for our pup. We are working hard at trying to get her house broken but are running into a problem of her having the excited pees. I just got home from the gym and she had been outside with our other lab for about two hours. I went out to get their bowls to feed them and she booked it inside and started jumping around the gf all the while peeing on the kitchen floor. She has done this plenty of times now and the last thing we want is an excited pee dog. We have a friend with a dog that does that and it drives her nuts. Any tips on how to stop that or do you think she will grow out of it?

[Kola16]

This is a very difficult problem.....Somehow, you need to get her less excited...I know piece of cake  But seriously....that is the only way I know. They also cannot pee while they are sitting so right when the dog comes to greet whoever...make the dog sit. When she (the dog) is sitting, you can pet her, but if she stands up, then stop and tell her to sit. Only pet her when she is sitting.

Also, you need to get her used to people coming in the door without her getting excited. You can do this by having someone come in and out repetitively.

Feel free to ask any questions 

[vandeman17]

I wish I could get her less excited but it is tough when she is outside and we have been gone for a while. I just thought that since she had been out for a few hours that she would have peed. It wasn't like it was a couple drips either. She does it pretty often so I am at a loss.

[wildmanoutdoors]

Also, don't acknowledge her when you first come in. I know its hard but just ignore her for awhile. No giddy, goggly talk by the gf or anything either. Just let her calm down.

[vandeman17]

Also, don't acknowledge her when you first come in. I know its hard but just ignore her for awhile. No giddy, goggly talk by the gf or anything either. Just let her calm down.

We will give that a whirl, hell we are willing to do anything to keep from having to always clean up puddles of pee.

[hollymaster]

Also, don't acknowledge her when you first come in. I know its hard but just ignore her for awhile. No giddy, goggly talk by the gf or anything either. Just let her calm down.

+1 I adopted a beagle when me and my wife first moved in together, long story short he was beaten by a man. I had to do exactly that for a quite a long time before he wouldn't pee on me coming home and greeting him.

[wildweeds]

You've got far more patience than I do,I would have gotten miffed at the whole thing and turned her into a kennell outside dog only weeks ago.

[Michelle_Nelson]

I am not an expert at all but just something I thought off while reading this.  I am not sure it will work or is the right way to go about breaking the pee habit.

What if you greeted and played with her outside when you first get home.  That way she gets a lot of the excitedness out of her system before you let her in the house?

[vandeman17]

I am not an expert at all but just something I thought off while reading this.  I am not sure it will work or is the right way to go about breaking the pee habit.

What if you greeted and played with her outside when you first get home.  That way she gets a lot of the excitedness out of her system before you let her in the house?

You are right on Michelle and we will soon be doing that. It has just been cold over here since we got her so she has stayed in a crate all day long. We are going to experiment with a few methods and see if we can get one to work.

[Happy Gilmore]

This is an easy problem. Pups shouldn't be left alone with other dogs when you're potty training. You said she can be outside for hours in another post and come in and potty. She's out with the other dogs distracted.

I think you need to crate her, no free time with other dogs. Let her out of the crate to potty. If she doesn't go, back in the crate. There is no benefit to letting a pup have a bunch of free time unsupervised with other dogs. All that can really happen is pup will get hurt playing rough.

[Southpole]

Also, don't acknowledge her when you first come in. I know its hard but just ignore her for awhile. No giddy, goggly talk by the gf or anything either. Just let her calm down.

  No eye contact and no baby talkin'. She'll grow out of it, promise.

[Happy Gilmore]

kicking the dog out to run with the other dogs is not potty training. Sure, dog might figure it out in a few years but, YOU ARE NOT POTTY TRAINING THE PUP.

[sirmissalot]

This is an easy problem. Pups shouldn't be left alone with other dogs when you're potty training. You said she can be outside for hours in another post and come in and potty. She's out with the other dogs distracted.

I think you need to crate her, no free time with other dogs. Let her out of the crate to potty. If she doesn't go, back in the crate. There is no benefit to letting a pup have a bunch of free time unsupervised with other dogs. All that can really happen is pup will get hurt playing rough.

I'm also not an expert but have been reading a lot for training my new pup and this is what they suggest.

I've read excited puppy peeing is common and they will grow out of it, but the above quote as well as not giving her attention and getting her excited when she comes in will help.

[vandeman17]

This is an easy problem. Pups shouldn't be left alone with other dogs when you're potty training. You said she can be outside for hours in another post and come in and potty. She's out with the other dogs distracted.

I think you need to crate her, no free time with other dogs. Let her out of the crate to potty. If she doesn't go, back in the crate. There is no benefit to letting a pup have a bunch of free time unsupervised with other dogs. All that can really happen is pup will get hurt playing rough.

We don't put her out with the other dog as part of her potty training program. We go outside with her when we let her out and she pees then. Then we will leave her outside for a while so that we can get changed from work, cook dinner, eat etc. Then when she comes back in she will excited pee before we get a chance to put her in her crate. Since it has been happening, she is only out of her crate while inside for a few minutes per night and that is so we can pet her and such.

[AspenBud]

I had a dog growing up that got so excited as a pup she would pee when people she liked came to the door. Her grand achievement was climbing over a child gate, whizzing all the while, whenever my Dad would come home. She grew out of it and became one of the most water tight dogs I've ever seen, able to hold it for hours and hours.

My newest Pointer was notorious for randomly squatting in mid play with my other dogs when she was a pup. She too grew out of it.

It goes with the territory of having a pup in the house.

[Mike450r]

If you pay attention you will notice the peeing is almost always a reaction to you and your initial contact and interaction.  If you do not acknowledge the dog for about 10-15 seconds you can start petting and playing and interacting without the dog peeing.  Let the dog in, dog will run to you and rub up against your leg.  If you react you will get a puddle,  if you do nothing for 10-15 seconds, sometimes even less, no puddle.

[singleshot12]

might last until she's 2 or so. Some dogs(labs) just get way too excited about things. Try to create a calm environment for her

[JJD]

This is an easy problem. Pups shouldn't be left alone with other dogs when you're potty training. You said she can be outside for hours in another post and come in and potty. She's out with the other dogs distracted.

I think you need to crate her, no free time with other dogs. Let her out of the crate to potty. If she doesn't go, back in the crate. There is no benefit to letting a pup have a bunch of free time unsupervised with other dogs. All that can really happen is pup will get hurt playing rough.

 
I have house broken a number of dogs over the years, females have alays been harder to break

[Goldeneye]

OK this is thinking out of the box a bit.  This could help in calming your pup down?   

http://www.thedogtrainingsecret.com/blog/meditating-dog/ 


If nothing else, it's worth a click on the link...

[Southpole]

What next!

[bigdave]

From the time my dog was a puppy I would leash him when we took him outside for potty. I would say to him "go potty".........pause and wait  "go potty" ........until he would find his "spot" and lift his leg. Then lots of praise and a treat when we went inside. He quickly learned that he got a treat if he went outside and went potty. If he didn't even try to go........ then no treat. Now he will always try to go if I ask him to no matter if it is before getting in the truck or before going into the house.

Also, ignoring them for a few minutes will help wonders. Then when YOU are ready to give attention, you make them sit before you touch or speak nicely to them. I'm all about loving on my dog but it's ALWAYS under my terms. Also, puppies (like kids) need consistency......do it the same...... every time........every member of your household.

She'll get it......just keep trying. Also, remember, you want to be the alpha in her pack, so I second the time away from other dogs initially. She will follow the leader she spends the most time with.

[vandeman17]

We are going to work on all the suggestions and will keep you posted on how she does. I finally got our outdoor kennel built so that should help remedy her peeing in her crate during the day while we are gone to work. 

[YellowDog]

From the time my dog was a puppy I would leash him when we took him outside for potty. I would say to him "go potty".........pause and wait  "go potty" ........until he would find his "spot" and lift his leg. Then lots of praise and a treat when we went inside. He quickly learned that he got a treat if he went outside and went potty. If he didn't even try to go........ then no treat. Now he will always try to go if I ask him to no matter if it is before getting in the truck or before going into the house.

Also, ignoring them for a few minutes will help wonders. Then when YOU are ready to give attention, you make them sit before you touch or speak nicely to them. I'm all about loving on my dog but it's ALWAYS under my terms. Also, puppies (like kids) need consistency......do it the same...... every time........every member of your household.

She'll get it......just keep trying. Also, remember, you want to be the alpha in her pack, so I second the time away from other dogs initially. She will follow the leader she spends the most time with.

Good suggestions here.  The key is you have to be in control of the situations.  My lab will pretty much pee on command and during the week she poops like she is on a time clock (6:15 a.m. and roughly 6:15 p.m.) because I work long hours and I need/want to know that she does her business.  You have to spend the time outside with them, say go potty every few minutes until they squat/heist and then lots of praise when they are done.  If they are forced to pee before moving on to more exciting activities then they are much, much less likely to pee just because they are excited.  It happens but they usually grow out of that at some point but unless you want to wait for her to grow out of it you have to set the peramiters and conditions and be consistent.     Best of luck, it will happen and its clear you have the patience to work through it.