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Written by Admin
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Thursday, 24 November 2005 |
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Formerly housebroken dogs may develop problems with eliminating indoors due to
emotional stress from changes in the dog's schedule, or due to medical problems.
Some dogs, especially puppies, may urinate when extremely excited, such as when
an owner comes home after being gone all day. In this case, the dog genuinely
cannot control the urination. Rather than attempting to teach the dog not to
urinate, the owner must focus on training the dog to stay calm and not get
excited enough to lose control. Dogs - again, especially puppies - also urinate
to show extreme submission to a more dominant pack member. This is an instinct,
and cannot be trained away. Punishing a dog for submissive urination only causes
it to urinate more in a desperate attempt to appease the punisher; if the cycle
continues long enough, the confused and frightened dog may eventually begin to
display fear-induced aggression. The solution must involve training the dog to
feel more secure, so that it no longer feels the need to perform extreme
submission displays.
Dogs may also begin urinating in the house to mark their territory, as a way of
challenging for dominance in the pack. Both male and female dogs may do this,
even if they are spayed or neutered. Again, this should not be understood as a
housebreaking problem, but a dominance problem. The solution must focus on
teaching the dog to accept a subordinate position in the household. A
professional trainer or behaviourist should be contacted to solve this kind of
problem.
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