[For My Coby]

Depending on whether it's just a puppy problem or behavioral problem:

That's a tough one. We had one, but that problem was one of many. But I did do a lot of reading on that. Among what I learned was to never acklowledge them when coming in. Simply brush past them and ignore them until the "moment" is over. Then you can greet them when they are more calm.

Never ever ever correct them for it. From what I read, submissive urination is something that dogs do in the wild when meeting other dogs to show they mean no harm and are no threat to their place in the dominance chain. That being said (had to work on this with husband!!), if they are corrected, they think that you have seen them as a threat and will only piddle MORE trying to convince you that you're wrong and that they are NOT a threat. So even getting stressed out or exasperated by the problem can lead to more peeing.

Another trick we learned is to never greet, talk to, or acklowledge from a standing position. Again, they can see this as a need to show you that you are indeed the pack leader and they mean no harm.

We tried so diligently with everything I learned. You know what helped the most? Panties. Roxie just couldn't help it. She was a puppy mill puppy and had issues with men. The problem would most likely be difficult to break if at all possible. So to protect my furniture (if my husband walked into the living room, it ended up all over the couch) as well as carpet and floors, she just had to wear panties a lot.

Good Luck. It's a tough problem but it's never the dog's fault. The sad thing is that by trying to "be good", it's exactly what's making them bad. So they just try all the harder...............