Ok, ONE accident in 5 weeks, for a 4 month old pup? AWESOME!!! Do you know how many people with puppies would be jealous of you right now? Chances are that your timing was off on friday night. You might have felt she was ready to go, but her body had another timeline in mind. Take her out, be out there for about 5 minutes. If she shows no signs of having to potty, then bring her in for a bit, never let her leave your side and watch her like a hawk. If you can't watch her, then crate her for 10 minutes then take her back out. I get a TON of people telling me in class that they stand outside for 20 minutes, and no sooner do they return back to the house, the pup piddles. Well, I tell them they were outside too long the first time, since they were returning to the house just when I'd be heading back outside.

Its like my grandson's diaper. I pretty much know he's gonna need a diaper change. I'll check it when I think he should be ready to mess it.... its dry. I turn around 5 minutes later, still dry. Then a minute after that, he's screaming because he has a wet diaper. You just have to know what their body's schedule is. They all pretty much pee within a pretty predictable amount of time after they ate or drank. Its uncanny how much their body runs like clockwork. Most of the time it'll be within a few minutes of the same time every time. You just have to know when she last ate and drank.

As for the peeing when excited, thats so incredibly common for Cockers that I'd be more surprised to hear she DIDN'T do it than the fact she is. Really just be patient. Never yell at her if she goes in the house, ESPECIALLY when she's doing the submissive peeing thing. In fact, when dealing with a submissive peeer, the best thing to do is pretty much pretend she's not doing it. Bringing it to her attention will only make the matter worse and she might never outgrow it.