Puppies House Training

House training puppies is one of the areas of dog ownership that leads to misunderstanding and confusion. Puppies are the usual candidates for excited urination, but it’s not uncommon to see adult dogs with the problem too.

When does it happen?

Situations when an excited dog is likely to urinate:
- Greeting time after a prolonged absence
- Play time
- The arrival of guests
- Sudden loud noises (thunder, fireworks)

What can be done about it?

Fortunately, it’s not difficult to “cure” your dog of it’s excited urination.

First of all, you should take it to the vet to make sure there’s no medical reason for the issue (like diabetes or a bladder infection.)

Next, it’s time to take control of the problem:

- Limit their intake of water to help control it’s bladder more effectively. Do not restrict their water intake over a long period of time, but if you know a situation is coming that would normally result in an accident like guests coming over or a play session is coming soon, take it’s water bowl away for a period of time (maybe half an hour to an hour) before the event.

- When greeting your dog, be calm and mellow. The more excited it gets, the harder it is for it to control it’s bladder. Don’t encourage it to get worked up. Ignore it for the first few moments, or give it a neutral “hello,” a quick pat, and then go about making yourself at home. You can give it more “love” later but don’t go too crazy.

- It’s important to NOT punish or harshly correct your dog for this behavior. It’s not something that it can easily control, and it’s certainly not doing it on purpose. When you catch it in the act, you can interrupt it. Give a firm “No!” followed by praise when it stops. Keep your cool, and try to be sympathetic: it doesn’t mean to do it, after all!

It may be funny to see them urinate a little when they get excited but use these tips, stick with the training and you can help them keep it under control.

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