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if i find him doing something like trying to dig or picks garbage off the floor during a walk and i raise my voice he will pee or at night when its is time do go in the house for example i will call him to come and he will not or i will convince him to come and sometimes when he gets close he pees. i have no idea why he is afraid me raising my voices scares him at times...he seems to have medium drive when playing with the rag and i get him going pretty good iam worried that he will always be timid or is there something i can do to get him over this or will he always be like this

How old is you puppy?...Is he from your breeding...or did you buy him from someone else...And what is the purpose for this puppy...I mean is it for work...show...pet...?

I had the same questions as Bob plus: How old? Lines?

Forgot to ask if he has always been like this, or just recently?

he is 4 1/2 months was boughtas a show dog ..bought him from breeder ...his lines are on this site if you look at eloy dei precision which is his name

Sorry, but I think I want to pee too just listening to you talk about him.... Raising a puppy is basically the same whether he will be a show dog, a family pet or a sport dog - at least to me it is....because my dogs are all those things. I am probably gonna get hammered for this but you need to read a book called Ruff Love by Susan Garrett and realize that raising a puppy is all about control and being the fair benevolent dictator in your dogs life Puppies learn every minute they are awake and it sounds like yours has learned you are not a happy place for him to be.... Your puppy should be learning about housebreaking right now and learning his name and you should be working on being his world.. everything good comes from you In order to stop him from doing things you don't want him to do , he should be on a leash or in his crate or always under your watchful eye..... he should want to come to you.. so you need to have toys and treats and be the best thing ever for him.. you should be rolling on the ground and playing with him after he chases you to get to you and you should be using your girl voice because your regular voice is frightening him.. It is not unusual for a puppy to urinate nervously or even when they are happy or frightened or submitting .. they most often grow out of it, if you stop doing what makes it happen!! This is just a baby, treat him like you would any young of any species!! Puppies can learn so much at this age, both good and bad, you must decide how to keep a happy dog!! I hope this makes sense, questions are welcome

It does matter what lines and type of dog this is. I know from experience that some lines produce HARD dogs that tone of voice means squat to them. I have also seen and owned a dog that is from lines that occasionally produced SOFT dogs. When I would raise my voice to tell my daughter to get away from something, this dog would lower his head, pull his ears back and tuck his tail. Note, he was only like this indoors. This is the type of dog that needs very little correction on the line. He was an awesome dog everywhere else.

But this is a baby puppy, we need to not be mean, loud or harsh while trying to teach him things, gain and earn his trust..... We must remember he knows nothing and what we want him to know we must teach him using compassion and feeling.

that is the problem he pees when it is time to go into the crate he pees in his crate he pees if i call him to come inside at night....if i walk him he is fine no fear of anything not afraid to approach strangers that kind of thing and he poo's in the exact same spot everyday so why would he not pee in the same spot everyday..i sometimes will spend an hour outside playing with some times longer and he wont pee we get in the house and sure enough he pees on the floor i have not given a hrad correction but if i raise my voice when i catch to pee in the house to startle him which will usually make the stop he runs and pees all over the place

"i raise my voice when i catch to pee in the house to startle him" Stop doing this! This is how you created the problem in the first place, and now you add you it every time you do this. To fix your situation, first, you should stop scolding your puppy COMPLETELY, for any reason. Second, get him into some routine: take him outside every 2 hours at first, to the same spot. Don't play with him; just walk around until he pees. Never pull, jerk, grab him, or raise your voice. If he comes to you, praise him gently, or even ignore him – go on with whatever you were doing. He needs to learn all over again that you are a fair, not a punishing person. If he doesn’t want to come, go opposite direction. Give it one or two weeks (be patient!) and you will see your problem will disappear. You need to become his friend first, and allow him to develop his own personality.