My Nero Squirts Urine When He Sees Me !!! - Page 1

Hi everyone . . this is my first posting since I joined this forum yesterday. My Nero, 5 months and two weeks, weighing 30 Kg (66 lb), heighht 60 cm (23.6") almost every time I meet him at the doors steps coming from work, he squirts a few drops of urine !!! Is that normal and out of excitement for seeing me ?! Or am I giving myself too much credit :) for being such a loving dog owner :) ?! I guess my bottom line question is . . is this normal ?!

Sorry . . I meant to post this in the German Shepherd forum instead of here . . my apology . . am rather new to the forum.

Submissive urination Lots of info on the web:)

submissive urination is common, more so in some other breeds than the GSD. 

When you come home...ignore your dog for the first 5 minutes or so, literally, no eye-contact, no words, no petting.  Act like he's not there.  Soon he should start calming down and once he does then you can pay attention to him.  Since he is a pup he will likely grow out of it on his own, even without the ignoring treatment. 

No worries about posting this in the all-breed section, this is something that can happen in all breeds, so it's relevant.

EuroShepherd and brynjulf . . thank U both for Ur input :)

I agree that he'll probably grow out of it but will add that you should never scold or punish him for it as that could exacerbate the situation.

It could be submissive urination or he could just be an excitable boy. Make sure there is no medical reason for it. What is he doing while you're at work? Are there other family members home or is he on his own? You should think about a kennel run if he's home alone.

Thomas Barriano