Peeing when picked up.
 

Hi everyone, hope all is well and your babies are doing well. Beau is 6 months old and 100% trained, problem is Beau let's out
a few drops of pee when we try and pick him up or when we are playing with him and he gets excited. Practically every time we try
and pick him up he will squirm down and let out a few drops of pee, other than that we take him outside on an average of 1-2 hours which is probably more than we need to but when the weather is nice he loves to go outside.
I have spoke to my Vet about this thinking it might be a bladder problem, he said if it would be a bladder problem he would do it all the time which is not the case.
I was hoping someone on here would be able to give there opinion on this. All opinions and or suggestions would be appreciated.

Hi doesn't sound like the vet gave you alot to go on. Maybe he will grow out of it. You could think about how you pick him up and change that up or maybe the number of people allowed to pick him up for a while till he gets comfortable being picked up.

I have never had any trouble with this put Bella is a dribbler so we blot her after every pee in the house she is pee pad trained .

I'm sure someone else will have better ideas for you Good Luck

Thanks anyway for the reply and trying, no my Vet did not give me much advice, actually thinking of changing Vets. I did mention to him if Neutering would help solve the problem and his answer was, (how would you like it if you where deprived of sex.) I wasn't impressed witih that answer.lol

Oh my a Vet change is in order just my op.

He really said that to you??? WOW...weird! I'd get another vet pronto :).

I wonder if somehow neutering will help. Otherwise, he may have some sort of structural problem/issue.

Unbelievable! A line like that from a vet would have me requesting copies of all my pup's medical records before I headed out of his door for the last time.

Change vets asap! If he is that ignorant regarding neutering, I'd be scared of all the other areas he is lacking in also, and would not want him treating any pet of mine.

I have had a few dogs that pee'd when they got excited. Every time I came in the house, or every time a man looked at them. I don't know about the picking them up, but here is what I am thinking.

Do you talk to him before you pick him up? I think I would say something to him and then pick him up. How do you pick him up? I have a 9 year old Yorkie who I have only had about 3 months and when I first got him he would squirm whenever I would pick him up and act like he was scared (I don't know if he was dropped at his old home) but he got comfortable with me so he doesn't do that now. I put my hand under his chest and lift and pull him against my body as soon as I get him up. I am so used to picking him up I can grab him quickly and have him up against my body in no time at all and he just settles right against me. Maybe he doesn't like the way you lift him. Maybe you startle him?

I would try saying the same phrase right before you pick him up each time to give him a warning that you are going to pick him up. I would also try picking him up differently and see if that helps.

I don't know if things will change when he gets neutered or not.

Yes, he really said that to me, this was a conversation over the phone, Beau went through a complete physical the day after I picked him up from the breeder and he checked out with good health. I don't know what the Vet's problem was that day, he acted like he was against neutering, very strange because he had neutered another puppy that I had with no problems.


JadeD thanks for the suggestion, I do not talk to him before I pick him up, I just go towards him and pick him up, maybe I should change my strategy, I do pick him up under the chest and also cover his face with my hand so he doesn't know what's going on then I pull him quick to my chest. Him and I have become very close because I am with him all day as I am retired, sometimes when I sweet talk him he gets very excited so I have to stop. lol
He is so precious and lovable, I am trying to get some pictures to post on here. I've had other puppies but this is my first Yorkie and I love him to death. lol

That's what they call"submissive peeing "..it is their way of giving you something of theirs...you big looming monster😉....my Zoey will be 2 years soon and we thought she would grow out of it ....but she hasn't....she is a sweet docile little thing and does the same thing.
I have found it successful when you go to pick them up ...don't make eye contact, state your command or better yet let THEM come to YOU to make contact and NOT when you first get home....this is off and on during the day....When you come home IGNORE them till they settle down then approach , release from pen and develope your routine so they know what to expect.
This helps the initial meet and greet part of the two of you coming together.
I have her sister who is 6 Months old today...she doesn't do that but she is very flighty....will leap away from you when you want to approach or call. She will come on demand IF I have a treat but is very reluctant to come otherwise to me if she does not WANT to...always show them the back of your hand also, it's less threatening ..
When company comes I put zoey in an enclosed area untill she settles down or she speckles all over the place. She is ok upon approach otherwise...it's just when anyone comes home after she has been alone for awhile...

Also known as.....
 

Excited pee....

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Thank you for the suggestions and comments, excited pee is what I have always thought it was but wasn't quite sure. I suppose there is no way to stop it other than letting him hopefully out grow it.
LOL, I thought after the potty training was over with that would not have to wipe the floor anymore, SURPRISE, I was wrong. lol
I went up to him earlier and started talking to him and he started jumping up and down, well I caught him in the air on one of them jumps and there was no pee, lol. it's fun trying to play his game, we have a good time.

Zoey Zendaya did give you some suggestions for how to help them avoid submissive/excited peeing, if that's what it is, and these techniques do work when everyone in the household use them consistently. Not all dogs do outgrow it if they are very submissive or highly excitable. That's why you need to use the techniques of approaching/greeting them/handling them that least prompt them to pee. Besides the other tips you might get on YT, here's a link you might read plus you could Google "Submissive or Excited Urination" and read a lot of articles and comments about the different ways to diagnose and help dogs with it to prevent it from becoming a lifelong problem.

Submissive Urination: Why Your Dog Does It and How to Help Him Stop : The Humane Society of the United States

Thanks for the link, very interesting and I will continue to search other articles and or solutions. It is confusing because he doesn't do it all the time, I will start to implement the articles and suggestions from the good people on here. Thanks to everyone, anymore suggestions please post.

Usually once they begin to feel less challenged, less anxious by one-on-one greetings or close encounters, through use of some of those techniques, they begin to relax and don't release their bladder as a gesture of extreme submission, anxiety or respect. In essence they are saying "please don't hurt me - I'm no threat" when they pee like small puppies do around the leader of the pack, who can simply overwhelms them at first with his dominant bearing.