Question about a friends dog

[DaisyJo's Mom]

It is possible that he or she may have a bladder problem.....i suggest getting it checked out

[Kosy]

If it isn't a bladder problem, then it's most likely submissive peeing. I'm sure you can find several articles about it on the Net. It's very common.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Yeah it does sound like submissive urination. Dogs who submissively urinate usually do so when they are very excited. I think reading up on it would be the best thing- I don't really know how to stop the behavior but maybe your friend could prevent it from happening sometimes by remaining calm and trying not to get the dog over-excitied (like when they are greeting the dog coming home).

Pembroke_Corgi

[k9krazee]

Yup, he is a piddler!! Micki used to "piddle" all over when he got excitedor scared, he grew out of it fortunatly!!

[Pit Chick]

Here are some links on submissive urination:

http://www.dogdaysusa.com/behaviorcenter_urination.asp

http://www.canismajor.com/dog/ttouch3.html

http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Con...151&A=1119&S=0

Hope they help. I've had a few foster dogs with this problem. One was a young adult male Pit mix that would roll over on his back for a belly rub and then *squirt squirt* all over himself and anyone that got too close LOL. The other was a female Heeler. When I called to her she would run up, squat and piddle (seems to be a Heeler trait).