Hi Michelle,
I am Heather, this board is very helpful! I have a 9 month old English Springer Spaniel. She also pee when excited. My vet told me that it is common for her breed and that she may or may not out grow it! She has gotten better but we also do a couple preventive measures. When we leave even for a short trip to the store we always let her outside to greet us, that way she pees outside and I don't have to clean it up! She us to do it whne people came to the house too but she doesn't do that very often anymore! I took our puppy to a puppy kindergarden class when she was 5 months old, the class was for 4-6 month old puppies. We got her when she was 4 1/2 months old and she was already starting to learn command so I would think you could start working with her! She started asking to go outside sometimes by herself at 4 1/2 month, we have a bell on our door that she rings when she wants outside. I haven't had to deal with seperation issues, so I don't have an suggestions for that! The only other thing that I can think of right off hand is make sure you clean her ears weekly. Lou Lou got a bad ear infection a few months ago, poor baby! All that hair on their ears and the floppy ears makes it even more important! have fun with your new puppy!
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