Dog Problem

[ajk23az]

I currently have 2 roommates as I am still in school and one of them has this dog. We aren't quite sure what kind it is but it kind of looks like a long hair dachsund. Anyways, thats not my problem.

Whenever one of us comes home or friends show up, the dog runs up to the door and when the dog sees whoever, pees in her place. EVERY TIME.

Now, I know this problem is a result of lack of training by my roommate as she never scolded the dog when it was a puppy for peeing or crapping in the house, because she "felt bad".

How can I get this dog to stop peeing every time we come home or when our friends come over.

So that is my problem, anyone have any suggestions to fix this?

 

[trickblue]

Dachshunds and Cocker Spaniels are notorious for that...

Do NOT speak to the dog in an excited voice when visitors (you or visitor) come over. Just a calm voice with no excitement.

Worked for my mini-dachs many years ago...

 

[big dog cowboy]

Our sheltie did that same thing. We literally had to ignore him for the first 10 minutes after we got home or else.

 

[trickblue]

PS... ask Juke... he's a professional dog trainer...

 

[ajk23az]

Alright, we will have to work on this for a while. About how long did it take to be fixed for your dogs?

 

[ajk23az]

Our sheltie did that same thing. We literally had to ignore him for the first 10 minutes after we got home or else.

That's what I do right now. We don't have a doggy door so as soon as I get home I open our patio door and she runs out and as soon as I start petting her she let's loose.

Sometimes this doesn't work as she just goes as soon as I step foot in the door.

 

[trickblue]

Alright, we will have to work on this for a while. About how long did it take to be fixed for your dogs?

It worked pretty quickly for me... just calm voice and don't encourage their jumping up and down. You can play later...

Juke may know a real solution as I'm an amateur...

 

[Juke99]

99% chances are it's submissive peeing "Hi, I'm a nice dog you're the boss"

This is NOT a house training problem.

You'll need to work on how people enter the residence (calm, no eye contact, no grabbing...etc)

Worst thing you can do is scold because you've already got a submissive dog on your hands....it pees as a way of showing deference...if it gets scolded after showing the ultimate deference, the problem is going to get a LOT worse.

You'll also want to work on approach.

Have the dog come and then sit as it reaches you. Pay the behavior (sit) with a great morsel of food. You'll start to notice the dog will "auto sit" as it arrives. Keep paying those.

What you're doing is installing a DRI (dog trainer lingo for a new behavior to replace the old). The dog now has an acceptable way to show deference...sitting.

BTW, I'm a certified professional dog trainer. To be eligible for the test I needed 300 hours of private training time. Then I had to pass a 250 question exam. My point is, I'm not a dog "whisperer" or someone who "has a way with dogs". The more important point is.....ignore what 99% of "experts" (anyone who has owned a dog ) tell you. (johnvisconti.com)

 

[YosemiteSam]

My Golden Retriever is apt to do the same thing. Especially if she has been home alone for some time. If she has, I just completely ignore her and walk straight into the backyard. Then I give her all the attention she craves.

Now, when I come home from work. There are family members in the house already she she has been out as needed. So she is less apt to do that except the second I enter the door. At that point I also ignore her for about 30 seconds and make my way to the couch. Once I've sat down on the couch, I then say hello to her. By that time, she has calmed enough that it generally isn't a problem.

She is just so overly excited that she has trouble holding it in. As the dog matures and calms, chances of it happening will subside also. The idea is to just keep the dogs excitement level down until she becomes more acclimated to you being home.

EDIT: Ahh, Juke had already answered. Listen to him.

 

[Hostile]

99% chances are it's submissive peeing "Hi, I'm a nice dog you're the boss"

This is NOT a house training problem.

You'll need to work on how people enter the residence (calm, no eye contact, no grabbing...etc)

Worst thing you can do is scold because you've already got a submissive dog on your hands....it pees as a way of showing deference...if it gets scolded after showing the ultimate deference, the problem is going to get a LOT worse.

You'll also want to work on approach.

Have the dog come and then sit as it reaches you. Pay the behavior (sit) with a great morsel of food. You'll start to notice the dog will "auto sit" as it arrives. Keep paying those.

What you're doing is installing a DRI (dog trainer lingo for a new behavior to replace the old). The dog now has an acceptable way to show deference...sitting.

BTW, I'm a certified professional dog trainer. To be eligible for the test I needed 300 hours of private training time. Then I had to pass a 250 question exam. My point is, I'm not a dog "whisperer" or someone who "has a way with dogs". The more important point is.....ignore what 99% of "experts" (anyone who has owned a dog ) tell you. (johnvisconti.com)

I just want to tell anyone who read Juke's post, that I use his methods with our new dog, and everything he has shared so far works and the results are worth the time spent to learn.

 

[MC KAos]

99% chances are it's submissive peeing "Hi, I'm a nice dog you're the boss"

This is NOT a house training problem.

You'll need to work on how people enter the residence (calm, no eye contact, no grabbing...etc)

Worst thing you can do is scold because you've already got a submissive dog on your hands....it pees as a way of showing deference...if it gets scolded after showing the ultimate deference, the problem is going to get a LOT worse.

You'll also want to work on approach.

Have the dog come and then sit as it reaches you. Pay the behavior (sit) with a great morsel of food. You'll start to notice the dog will "auto sit" as it arrives. Keep paying those.

What you're doing is installing a DRI (dog trainer lingo for a new behavior to replace the old). The dog now has an acceptable way to show deference...sitting.

BTW, I'm a certified professional dog trainer. To be eligible for the test I needed 300 hours of private training time. Then I had to pass a 250 question exam. My point is, I'm not a dog "whisperer" or someone who "has a way with dogs". The more important point is.....ignore what 99% of "experts" (anyone who has owned a dog ) tell you. (johnvisconti.com)

thats awesome advice! thanks for the insight, my cousin has a dauchsun(sp?) that has that exact problem

 

[Juke99]

thats awesome advice! thanks for the insight, my cousin has a dauchsun(sp?) that has that exact problem

Feel free to email/contact me with any questions.

 

[Juke99]

My Golden Retriever is apt to do the same thing. Especially if she has been home alone for some time. If she has, I just completely ignore her and walk straight into the backyard. Then I give her all the attention she craves.

Now, when I come home from work. There are family members in the house already she she has been out as needed. So she is less apt to do that except the second I enter the door. At that point I also ignore her for about 30 seconds and make my way to the couch. Once I've sat down on the couch, I then say hello to her. By that time, she has calmed enough that it generally isn't a problem.

She is just so overly excited that she has trouble holding it in. As the dog matures and calms, chances of it happening will subside also. The idea is to just keep the dogs excitement level down until she becomes more acclimated to you being home.

EDIT: Ahh, Juke had already answered. Listen to him.

Well said. But you also want to install a behavior to replace the urination.

The thing that most owners botch up is, they look to stop a behavior but forget to teach the dog a replacement behavior.

Everything you said above is dead on...the only suggestion I would make is, teach the pooch to approach and perform a new behavior.

 

[Juke99]

I just want to tell anyone who read Juke's post, that I use his methods with our new dog, and everything he has shared so far works and the results are worth the time spent to learn.

Thank you sir.

 

[Doomsday101]

Feel free to email/contact me with any questions.

Good advice and good to know you are the Dog guy.

My Golden continues to dig in the back yard. Help!!!

My last Golden would dig as a puppy but she grew out of it, the current one just turned 3 and still is digging. Do they grow out of this phase if not do you have advice?

 

[YosemiteSam]

Feel free to email/contact me with any questions.

Nightly this demon dog screams at me to go kill. How to I fix that? Shoot him?

signed,
David Berkowitz

 

[Juke99]

Good advice and good to know you are the Dog guy.

My Golden continues to dig in the back yard. Help!!!

My last Golden would dig as a puppy but she grew out of it, the current one just turned 3 and still is digging. Do they grow out of this phase if not do you have advice?

Dogs dig because...that's what dogs do.

First off, I advise owners..."Give the dog a job to do or he'll become self employed"...meaning..digging..chewing...barking..etc.

So, what you want to do is redirect to a digging pit area in your yard that's ok.

Bury some GOOOOOOD stuff in an area of the yard that you're ok as a digging area. Bury them at different levels but make sure some things are very close to the surface. Bring her to that area. She'll dig.

If you see her digging elsewhere, redirect her to the digging area.

It's like mining for gold. Why pan an area that has no gold when you know of areas that do?

 

[Doomsday101]

Dogs dig because...that's what dogs do.

First off, I advise owners..."Give the dog a job to do or he'll become self employed"...meaning..digging..chewing...barking..etc.

So, what you want to do is redirect to a digging pit area in your yard that's ok.

Bury some GOOOOOOD stuff in an area of the yard that you're ok as a digging area. Bury them at different levels but make sure some things are very close to the surface. Bring her to that area. She'll dig.

If you see her digging elsewhere, redirect her to the digging area.

It's like mining for gold. Why pan an area that has no gold when you know of areas that do?

Makes sense.

 

[Juke99]

Makes sense.

Plus you have a fairly high energy dog.....so lots of enrichment games are in order...obviously fetch games are great....nose games are good too...and there are some great enrichment toys...

Digging is usually a way to burn off excess energy....as well as being a fun activity for dogs.

 

[Doomsday101]

Plus you have a fairly high energy dog.....so lots of enrichment games are in order...obviously fetch games are great....nose games are good too...and there are some great enrichment toys...

Digging is usually a way to burn off excess energy....as well as being a fun activity for dogs.

She has been having lots of fun, I'm expecting to see a Chinese man in my back yard any day now