April 19, 2011
My 5 month old miniature Dachshund pees whenever someone comes to visit - help!
Full Question:
My name is Tera and I recently purchased a miniature dachshund. It is 5 months old and is doing well with its house training. The only problem I have is that in the mornings, when guests come over, or when I come home from work, the dog gets excited and will let out some urine. Will this eventually go away or does my dog have some sort of problem? 
Cindy's Answer:
This is almost always an annoying factor of age. Almost all pups that do this will grow out of it. I guess the obvious first solution is to get it outside first thing in the morning so there is nothing to pee (but I know what you mean - they always save a little squirt for the floor).
Giving the dog more attention in the form of socializing often helps. Take it for walks in areas where their are a lot of people and strange things going on. If it sees enough strange thing, you end up raising the level of tolerance that the dog has to new situations and it ends up not being so excited by things that used to excite it and cause those nasty squirts. What’s really bad is when you step in them with no shoes on and get your socks wet.
Other than that, just have patience; it will go away.
Giving the dog more attention in the form of socializing often helps. Take it for walks in areas where their are a lot of people and strange things going on. If it sees enough strange thing, you end up raising the level of tolerance that the dog has to new situations and it ends up not being so excited by things that used to excite it and cause those nasty squirts. What’s really bad is when you step in them with no shoes on and get your socks wet.
Other than that, just have patience; it will go away.
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