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Cole said:
Lol. I generally prefer not to get peed on...
My other guy did it until about 6 months and grew out of it. This one is about the same age, just had her through more of the puppy stage so it's getting old
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My girl is 18 months and still does it, but definitely not as much, guess they each have their own schedule.
 
Ellie is about 8 months and still does it...some. Has been gradually getting better, she's super submissive so that's part of it.
She is currently getting spayed and they believe she has a UTI which may be contributing. Will report back once she's healed up to see if clearing up the bladder issue helps.
 
Cole said:
When does puppy excite pee stop... It's getting old
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Patrick said:
greeting disorder...

Don't feed the excitement.

@iman29
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Hey guys - saw this last night but it was too late for me to post a good reply since I was dozing off on the recliner.

This is a tricky one since each dog has its own level of maturity when it comes to bladder control. It can be a combination of excitement and submissive behaviors. If she's housebroken and only does this on initial greetings then its more of a psychological issue to overcome where her brain gets so excited, it creates hormones and physical response automatically. A few things to consider:

1. I always ask my clients about how much water they give a puppy/adolescent dog. The general rule of thumb is the puppy or young dog should be able to hold it in based on months of age plus one - so for example if she's 6 months old = 7 hours. That being said, if shes drinking a lot on and off during the day she might not be able to control it yet.

2. If shes just letting it fly without squatting to pee, she doesn't even know shes doing it so be mindful of corrective actions on your part (i.e. yelling no, etc..) this could actually make it worse.

Try reducing the water a little bit. Then you need practice some random greetings where you ignore her initially, so that her excitement level stays low and then reduces the chances of excited pee response. You can try this every few hours since dogs have no concept of time, when you leave and come back it doesn't matter the duration they see it the same once you're out of sight for a while.

And while this sounds cliche, if she's an excited dog then you might need to add in a few extra play sessions to burn some energy and make her more tired (i know this is a catch 22) but this way when you greet her later she won't be as physically excited. I also remind my clients that dogs also get mentally excited too, so you could consider teaching her to stay laying down on her bed when you greet her. Or have her lay down at your feet rather than sit - since they can't pee as easily when lying down.

Hope that gives some ideas that could help.
 
iman29 said:
Hey guys - saw this last night but it was too late for me to post a good reply since I was dozing off on the recliner.

This is a tricky one since each dog has its own level of maturity when it comes to bladder control. It can be a combination of excitement and submissive behaviors. If she's housebroken and only does this on initial greetings then its more of a psychological issue to overcome where her brain gets so excited, it creates hormones and physical response automatically. A few things to consider:

1. I always ask my clients about how much water they give a puppy/adolescent dog. The general rule of thumb is the puppy or young dog should be able to hold it in based on months of age plus one - so for example if she's 6 months old = 7 hours. That being said, if shes drinking a lot on and off during the day she might not be able to control it yet.

2. If shes just letting it fly without squatting to pee, she doesn't even know shes doing it so be mindful of corrective actions on your part (i.e. yelling no, etc..) this could actually make it worse.

Try reducing the water a little bit. Then you need practice some random greetings where you ignore her initially, so that her excitement level stays low and then reduces the chances of excited pee response. You can try this every few hours since dogs have no concept of time, when you leave and come back it doesn't matter the duration they see it the same once you're out of sight for a while.

And while this sounds cliche, if she's an excited dog then you might need to add in a few extra play sessions to burn some energy and make her more tired (i know this is a catch 22) but this way when you greet her later she won't be as physically excited. I also remind my clients that dogs also get mentally excited too, so you could consider teaching her to stay laying down on her bed when you greet her. Or have her lay down at your feet rather than sit - since they can't pee as easily when lying down.

Hope that gives some ideas that could help.
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Thanks, managing the water is tough with having 2 dogs, since you can't manage one without taking it away from the other. I'm thinking/hoping she'll grow out of it.
 
Wonderpup just over here living his best life
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And like some breeds, when he’s relaxed, his tongue just hangs out.
We call it his baloney, like he eating a sandwich all sloppy.
Well sitting in nana’s lap today brought out max baloney.
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Sunday we welcomed home Cleo
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It had been more than a year since our last golden had passed on.....so we have really missed having a dog in the house. So far she has been great....sleeps all night in her crate, has yet to pee/poop in the house....Doing great so far.
 
New foster day! So a few months ago the rescue pulled all his siblings and we had fostered his sister. The family had kept the mom and one pup which due to “circumstances” (aka shitty people) we have them all now.

Titan (now Dusty…maybe) is a true gentle giant. He and all his family have been sweet, gentle and friendly to a pup. Our Ellie was madly in love with his sister. They all went to great family homes and we are kinda honored to take care of the last one. Aside from being a darn moose, there’s nothing bad to say about this mini pony. He’s almost all LGD (livestock guardian dog, one of the adopters did a dna test-mostly Pyr with some other stuff) although he looks like there’s also some lab in there. Anyway if you want a large, comical, (he just banged his head on the table) overly nice dog, let us know. 😁

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Neighbor shared some photos today-
Backstory, he owns a dog grooming business/hotel and is also active with foster/rescue groups.

We got the Wonderpup when he was fostering him.
(Take him for the weekend…. lol)
Anyway, he got Desi, the 80lb pit mix about the same time, and he and Chip have been best buds forever.

A few weeks after Chip’s gotcha day
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A few years later on the way to the shop for a playdate
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Desi when he was Chips size
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Current day
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And with Triston one of the new kids on the block
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And tonight wonderpup helping with the diy
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New foster day! Well...it was over the weekend but anyway. Meet Lola. She's supposed to be in the 4-5 month old range and is around 20 odd pounds. She is a hilarious little spitfire, all bouncy energy and waggy tails with a ridiculous vertical leap, kinda bounds around more than run. She's mostly housebroken and seems great with other dogs. Lola and our pup Ellie are non-stop shenanigans. She was in another foster home and was very shy with us at first, also seems slightly more comfortable with men than women. Her bio photos make her look a year older. Anyway!

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