How to correct submissive peeing in puppies.

Puppies roll over and urinate just a little to show the pack leaders that they give up to their authority! Really docile and submissive pets can make this fact a trying problem for many pet people. Most of the time the owners behavior triggers the dogs reactions and if not careful can make it permanent, any aggressive behavior on the owners part, anger, disgust will only make this behavior worse. The madder you get the more young dogs pee, trying to let you know they are sorry, and will do better if you will stop yelling. So stop yelling!!









To retrain your pet, on't ever look angry, yell or lean over the pet if they are in a submissive attitude. You can recognize this attitude easily. The pet will have lowered body leaning to one side, head lowered. Smiling dogs, yes some do, are also submissive, leaning or curling their bodies, coming toward you with head lowered and showing their teeth. To avoid triggering the problem you should call the puppy to you while sitting or kneeling down. Hovering over the dog triggers the problem and the dog pees. You face has to be passive or smiling but do not lean over the pet and or you will still trigger the problem. Older dogs take a long time to retrain and may never fully recover from an aggressive owners attitude.

You have to retrain your reactions and you should work on the problem at home in private, if visitors are the problem put the dog away until you are all calm. Let dog out and the guests can call him to them, be prepared with lap towels.


Or you can pick the dog up (be prepared with a towel) if small and give your pet the impression that it an equal part in greeting. This impresses on the pet that it has status with the family and is a mutual greeter and the guests are not a threat to you or them.

Easy rules:

1. This is a young dog problem that can be made permanent by the owners anger.
2. Kneel or sit and call the dog.
3. If it pees don't scold.
4. Love and approval will make the problem less obvious and should disappear as the puppy matures.
5. Remove the dog from the room when guests first arrive or
6. Pick the dog up before guests come in.
7. A confident dog doesn't have submissive behaviors, training classes give the dog and owners
confidence at home and in public.

Remember! Dogs work for food just as we do.

A good job deserves a treat!