My cockapoo is 7 mo. old and is still having submissive urination problems!! Will it ever stop?!? I've heard that submissive urination is a big cocker trait, and some never grow out of it. Any truth to that???
He only urinates when he gets really excited around new people, I tell everybody to ignore him for a while but that sounds a lot easier then it is. Or I try to distract him with some obedeience commands but eventually the new people will approach him.
I feel like he is well socialized. We go to many family functions with him, have people over frequently, travel with him. Is there still a chance he will outgrow it? Or is there a chance this could stick with him forever?
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I think you must be very firm when people come over & not let them approach the dog, instead allow the dog to approach them. Once the dog comes up to them, they still should not coo over him or make a big deal in any way, just let him sniff them then go on his way. If this is a confidence issue, this may help.
Brad . Martin Webboard User Reg: 09-14-2005
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I think it's easy to tell people to ignore the dog! It's getting them to actually do it that's easier said than done. :laugh: "Ignore him or he'll pee on you," that's great wish I'd thought of that way back when.
My dog did the same up until about 7 or 8 months, too. The vet suspected she had been spayed too soon and that her bladder was therefore underdeveloped comapred to the rest of her body; so she couldn't hold the water when she got excited/scared. The vet put her on estrogen for a month or two and by the end of it the problem had gone away. I can't say if it was the hormone therapy or just plain old time that solved the issue though.
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I love "ignore him or he'll pee on you" too!!! From now on if (when I'm out & about) people ask me if they can pet my dog, I'm going to tell them he pees on people. Amber, that is a great line.
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Ha! I used to try to explain the whole submissive urination thing, and how them avoiding the dog helped but most people just would not listen.
When I said "Ignore him or he'll pee on you" you should have seen how quickly people stood up and backed away! (He actually did pee on someone's foot once that ignored my warning )
I never thought of using it to get people to leave my puppy alone when out...good idea, Susan!
Why not try this approach - it always works well for us.
Train your dog to "blanket" and then whenever you have visitors he is not allowed to leave the blanket until everyone is settled in and your pup has lost the excitement factor.
Place the blanket in a quiet corner of the room where they can still see what is going on. Make blanket a good place to be - never a punishment. Leave his toys there.
Blanket is also great becuase it is portable - you can take it anywhere you go and they will always know where to go ocne you show them where you have placed it.
I have a submissive agressive dog and this works for that also.
The other thing is to ask people not to bend over him when they greet - the towering over is a mjor cause of sumissive urination.
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(He actually did pee on someone's foot once that ignored my warning 
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