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My GSD is a year old and has lots of problems with submissive peeing. She will pee anytime my husband talks to her, she is excited, or scared. We have had her for about six months and she was real bad about this when we first brought her home. She got a lot better and had almost completely stopped but something must have triggered it and she is peeing again.

Any suggestions?? My husband is going to make me get rid of her if she doesn't stop. She is such a good dog but she is wrecking my house.

Thanks for any help you might give me.

I would get her checked for a bladder issue first  if its just gotton worse, submissive urination in the subservient dogs mind is the right thing to do albeit very frustating to deal with at this point you really need to reprogram her and the cure lies not in correcting the behavior since that would only make it worse. you must inudate the dog with behaviors that are desirable I would start by teaching the dog to move in your direction for treats reward the dog with the food but do not pet the her that will initiate the peeing! use the treat and quickly turn away and ignore her until next time in cases like this you have to arrange things so the undesriable behavior does not occur and the dog has success with a new better behavior dogs like that lack confidence so the cure is buliding up her confidence. even a back and forth recall is good get the natural balance roll just resist any urge to reach for her, reward with verbal praise We can make you video if you want

 I'd get rid of the husband . . . .  keep the dog. That would stop the submissive urination problem.

Or tell your husband to ignore your dog. Completely. He is causing the issues. 

Your husband needs to understand how his presence is affecting your dog. It bothers me that he is threatening you with getting rid of the dog when he is the one who is the trigger. He gives you no way to a solution with an ultimatum like that, and it will be another sad day for the dog who will be the VICTIM in this story. Getting your husband to change his negativity or whatever that is stressing your dog will be your biggest problem, IMHO

Well, my husband would be exactly the same way.

I agree with Lief, see if it is an infection, if not it is genetic.

Not a good candidate for breeding, ( I know you didn't mention that but I thought I'd throw that in there.)

All the best. :)

Very interesting..... Two threads on the same night with "control issues". Anyways; whos dog is it? First, the check up. You say "when my husband talks to her". How does he talk to her? I just can't comprehend: he comes home from work, walks through the door and says" Hey, Ginger girl, how are you?" And she starts pissing all over the place. Did she start immediately upon coming into the house as a pup? I'm only asking questions, not accusing. But when she was a pup, did she piss in the house because she wasn't housebroken or totally housebroken and he disciplined her and now because she hears his voice she pissing? How much water is she getting daily? Curb her intake and see if that helps? If all else fails make her an outdoor dog with a nice kennel hence, no pissing in the house and you don't have to get rid of her. Would he really do that ??? IMO, if it's not medical something/someone contributed to this. A years worth of pee is a lot of pee! Have you ever talked to the breeder and asked if this girl had a problem in her first 8 wks?

It's a greeting behavior for some dogs.. tell hubby NOT to greet her,   NO eye contact, no talking to her, no bending over her or touching her,  especially when first coming home.  Participating in greeting only will exacerbate this issue.  The more frustrated he gets, the more she'll pee to make him happy...   it's a dog thing.   Submissive peeing is a communication issue not a housetraining issue...   a lot of dogs outgrow it if they are allowed to mature without a lot of greeting social pressure! 

You've only had her 6 months.. what sort of training classes have you been to?  Look for things that build her confidence in other situations, and low key greetings.   Punishment or loud reaction do not work for submissive peeing.  

Heather

I recently placed a 14 mo. female in a forever home who did not grow out of this issue. I got her at 12 weeks (from Germany) and feel she had been very mistreated.

Her peeing would start when she saw a leash. I thought with time and gentle treatment, she might overcome it. Did not happen. It resulted in her having restricted access in the house and spending most of her time in the yard or the run or the crate when in the house.

When letting her out of the crate, I would hide the leash, open the crate door, never look at her and head outside for training and play. A year later, she was no better.

I think some of you are a little harsh towards the husband. I was the dog person in my home, but I am not willing to see it destroyed by a dog with these issues, regardless the root cause. I did not pee on the carpets or hardwood, my wife didn't and neither the children at a reasonable age. I expect no less of a dog living in my home.

Rik