Nervous pee pee...
 

I am hoping somebody can give me some advice about my little Zoey. She is 9 months old and has been housbroken since she was 5 to 6 months. She never uses the bathroom in the house and always lets us know when she needs to go outside to potty.

Now the problem. She has a problem that I call her nervous pee pee. When she gets nervous, she pee's. On me, on my hubby, on anybody that happens to be around, and so on. When she gets excited, she pee's. If you scold her she pee's, if you greet her, the same, anyways you get the picture right?

She has actually gotten worse as she has gotten older and I thought she would grow out of it by now. She is ruining my carpets, my furniture, my bed and my patience is wearing thin. I love her like mad, but this is a really big problem.

When we have company or family over, we have to put Zoey in her crate because if not, she will pee all over everybody. People are afraid to come to our house because they are afraid they will get peed on!! It is so embarrassing!

I can't even bend over to pick her up or pat her on the head because, you guessed it!! She pees!

Any advice, help or been there done that stories with some success would be very much appreciated as I am at my wits end of what to do. My hubby loves her too but he has even talked of selling her if it doesn't stop. I don't want to give her up! Please help!!

Hi, welcome to YT!

It sounds like you have a big problem on your hands. Seems she pees for just about anything. You may have gotten to the point where you need a professional trainer to help you. i don't have any suggestions other then that unfortunately. maybe others will

Gosh, my shihpoo did this until he was about a year and a half old. When I came home from work I had to totally ignore him (not easy for me). He did grow out of it. Hope your baby does too.

Thanks guys..
 

for your replies. I hope she grows out of this. We do try to ignore her now when we come home and that seems to help but if we could just get her to stop peeing when she is scolded and when company comes and all the other times too!! It is so frustrating. I don't know, this is our first experience with a yorkie and it hasn't been pleasant and I'm not so sure I would ever get another one!!

Any one else out there with some comments on my problem? I would love to hear what others have to say about it!

This is a tough one
I had a Lhasa many years ago that would pee
whenever new people were around

This is a sign of submission in wild dogs and Im not sure that this can be trained away very effectively
Yes I would consult a professional on this one
But to minimize the peeing what I did was have people not go to the dog or reach for him
I would tell them let the dog come to you
It didnt stop the behavior but it cut it down alot

I know how you feel. I'm kinda going through the same thing. Maggie May gets so excited and she pees. She did outgrow the a.m. episode. We just learned to take her out right away and not waste anytime in the good morning pleasantries. She has only really done it when a neighbor stopped by and when we saw her little friend outside. I think that she will learn to outgrow it as the a.m. issue. Good luck with your little one.

Thank you all for your replies. I am just trying to be patient with her and it is so sad because when she does pee, she knows she has done wrong and will run and hide. I used to scold her for it but now I just tell her it is ok and take her immediately outside to potty and if she pottys again then I give her a good girl treat. I am trying this method because the scolding seems to make it worse. Now, I am trying to make my hubby and daughter realize this and stop scolding her for it. They don't think that I am doing the right thing but I can't stand to see her scolded when she is so upset to begin with!!

Wish me luck that the problem gets better or at least tolerable.

Thanks again!

Two thought popped into my mind and I read your post. Have you asked your vet about this? and . . .l Have you considered putting a doggie diaper on her? At least she wouldn't get urine on anyone then. Maybe she will get more used to having people over and eventually won't need the diaper.

Michele :-)

Michele- I havent mentioned this problem to the vet yet but I guess I probably should. At least he could rule out an infection, right? I have considered putting doggie diapers on her but just hate to do it because I am afraid they will be too hot for her in this warmer weather. I still am considering it though and may have to do just that. Thanks for your advice!

Aww ... poor little thing
Don't yell at her for the peeing
She can't help it
It's the same as yelling at a child for bed wetting
It's physical and beyond their control

JoeyP- I don't yell at her. I never yell at her and I am sorry if I gave that indication. I did say I was scolding her as in I would say "Zoey, no" just like I would before she became housebroken and would use it in my floor. And if you could go back and read my #7 reply, you would see that I realized that she could not help this and was taking another more patient approach with her. As for my hubby and daughter, I am still working on them to be more patient with Zoey.

Thanks for your concern. I do understand where it came from but I did want to clear up that I am not yelling at her for something she can not control. I am the one right now trying to fight to keep her when my hubby wants to get rid of her.

My dad's Jack Russel mix did this too but after she was spayed and over a year old, she stopped!

There was JUST an episode on TV a few days ago on the Dog Whisperer about a case like this but I didn't get to watch the ending result. I'll have to look and see if I can find out which one.

Britster- I hope that Zoey being spayed will help with this problem! I plan on getting her spayed in the very near future.

If you could find out which episode that was on the dog whisperer please let me know. I could possibly try to watch it online.

Thanks for your help. I love my little Zoey and am trying everything I can to help her and keep her in my family. I couldn't imagine having to get rid of her because she is just like my baby!! I tried to explain to people that my daughter peed on me too when she was a baby but I didn't get rid of her for it!!

Maybe This Is The Same...?
 

ZoeyNoel...Hello! I am a newbie here and have been trying to work my way around the forum. I have been doing so much reading! Wow...I said I just had to learn to post and make this one my first after reading it..I wonder if my Neko has this problem? He is 5 years old..yep 5! He is potty trained to use it outside. We can't seem to get his schedule of when he has to go down pack yet. So we have to run him out every other hour. Well, right after taking him outside, he will come inside and run around and next thing ya know, you have a trail to clean up. It seems as though once he starts playing around, he just goes. Almost like excitement will cause him to leak! It's frustrating to us because we run outside with him after he eats, sleeps and plays, every 1-2 hours. However, no sooner than he comes back in to play, he goes again. He is making a mess of our carpets and we are getting frustrated as well. And again, he is 5 years old. So if you find a cure, post back and let me know! Good Luck...:confused:

Is it possible that she just doesnt have full control of her bladder yet?? I have a puppy too she is 6 months old, she only pees outside, we have very few if any accidents...
BUT: if she heres a weird noise and gets barking like she is scared , she will pee where ever she stands and the last time was on my couch.. but she was scared and barking and running back and fourth to protect me :D, it has happened a couple of times but when she is nervous and barking, like the pee was scared out of her... ;)
I just think she looses control when she is nervous!

The Problem can be beaten!!
 

Hi there....I had this exact same problem with my male yorkie when he was about the same age as your little one. I have always had dogs but this is my first yorkie and I had heard how notoriously difficult they are to train and thought this was a housetraining issue and treated it as such. A quick scold when he started to pee on greeting etc.... The problem escalated so much that I actually started to consider rehoming my little guy (a huge thing as I adore him) because it was affecting our quality of life.
Anyway as it turns out this problem has a title! It's called submissive urination. There is loads of informaion on it on the internet. The dogs are actually giving you a signal that they acknowledge you as leader and that they are no threat to you. If you google 'submissive urination in dogs' and follow the advice you'll soon have no problem.
Even reaching down to pet them can be seen as a threat to these submissive guys!!
But the good news is that it is stated that a submissive dog can actually make a better pet, more loyal, not aggressive etc...
It takes a few months of careful monitoring of YOUR behaviour, not your dogs and you'll soon have a nice dry home again without having to carry your paper towels everywhere!!
My little guy is totally over this problem and I have a better insight into who he is, a great little character who is totally loyal!!
GOOD LUCK!!!!:)

Yes, jenjay is exactly right .... It Is submissive peeing
but what is the behavior modification that you are talking about?

It's back to basics with the old 'Dog Psychology'!!
You have to build their confidence whilst not being perceived as a threat.
Even if you reassure your dog when they have made a puddle is stressful to the extremely submissive dog.
Trying to reach for your dog to prevent a 'submissive episode' on your silk rug is a threat!!!, they just release more and more urine as a way to show you that they have low levels of testosterone (which is why this problem is more prevalent in Bitches than in male dogs)
You have to show NO reaction to this at all. Just walk away and ignore it.
Very difficult, believe me!! I have always had large breed dogs and you have to employ exactly the opposite behaviour with them, so it really was a break from the norm for me.
You have to play games with the dog..such as tug of war...and let them win...it's about building confidence.
No eye contact, that was another important point. That's a threat too!!

But it really works, I have a happy, confident little yorkie now. He's always going to be slightly nervous and submissive, but the plus side is that he display no aggression at all - that was my most desired trait as he is chief companion for my four year old daughter, who wanted a brother:eek:, so she got a little Davey man instead!!:D

jenjay- again thank you so much for the helpful replies! I have spent hours already on the internet reading evey article I can find on submissive urination and it has helped a great deal just knowing why this happens! It makes me more understanding as to why Zoey is doing this.

I am so glad to hear that you have had success with your little one too. I have hope now!

Zoey is the best little pet. She is housebroken and she is an affectionate little companion and I can't imagine not having her around.

Off to google for more info. My precious baby Gracie Belle started this just a couple of days ago. :(