How To Stop Dog Peeing Behaviour

Dogs are wonderful creatures. They’re full of unconditional love and happiness. They feel huge emotional bonds with us, and are often overcome with excitement when we walk in the door.

But often this over-excitement can cause our dogs to develop unpleasant and unwelcome habits, leaving us with an embarrassing problem –

What can we do to stop 'dog peeing' behaviour?

We all want our dogs to be happy, but what happens when your dog’s excitability is taken to the extreme?

Learning how to stop dog peeing behaviour is important for you and your dog’s well being.

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When returning home to your dog, it is important not to acknowledge them until they are in a calm and attentive state. If you greet them excitedly the moment you walk in the door, it may push their own excitement level over the edge, until they quite literally can’t contain themselves.

Often, dog owners find themselves trying to stop dog peeing habits as a result of ‘separation anxiety’ issues in the dog. The dog cannot cope with the anxiousness it feels when it is left alone, and resorts to inappropriate peeing as a way of expressing this anxiety.

For helpful tips on how stop dog peeing as a result of separation anxiety, take a look at my article entitled separation anxiety in dogs.

Dogs will also urinate indoors simply because they haven’t learnt otherwise. It is important to show your dog where it is acceptable for him to eliminate. Hopefully you will have a back yard or garden with an area which he can use, otherwise you will need to show him during a walk, using the following technique:

Take him outside and, when you see him about to pee, say a word which he will eventually learn to associate with the act of peeing. (You can choose the word yourself, so it needn’t be embarrassing!)

Repeat this process until he recognizes what this word means.

Next time you see him about to pee indoors, firmly say “No”, and quickly remove him to the area you want him to use, and say the word which you have chosen to be associated with peeing. Give lots of praise if he does it where you have asked him to.

This won’t work instantly, it will take some time, but eventually he will choose to go in the allocated area – especially if you continue to praise him each time he does it correctly. This technique is sometimes called 'operant conditioning', and is a great way to stop dog peeing indoors.

Another cause of inappropriate peeing is when a dog is seeking to elevate his status in the pack. He may start to jump up on sofas and beds, steal household objects, and attempt to mark areas as his own by urinating on them. To stop this, you will need to leave him in no doubt that you are the pack leader, and that he is only entitled to go to areas of the house that you allow him to. You should reinforce his basic obedience training to confirm your dominance, and under no circumstances allow your dog to jump up onto sofas, chairs or beds in the house.

By asserting your dominance, your dog should gain clarity as to his position and rank in the family ‘pack’, and you should eventually be able to stop dog peeing in your house for good.

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