Dog Health Questions: Dog training issue..

Since my boyfriend has moved back in with his mother her male dog has been misbehaving alot, whenever my boyfriend goes near him the dog pees on him, or on itself and we dont know how to get it to stop, my boyfriend loves dogs and is never cruel and this dog is really getting to him, we dont know what could be behind its behaviour, any advice on how we can get it to stop? shouting and getting angry doesnt work and we cant go anywhere near the dog to touch it cos it will pee on us.

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One of two things in my opinion so I may need more information. The dog is either an excitable or submissive pee-er. If the dog's ears generally go down when your boyfriend approaches, submissive pee-er. If the dog is bouncing off the walls and is super excited, excitable pee-er.

Either way, yelling at the dog will not do anything. If the dog is peeing because he is being submissive, you're probably making the problem worse.

If the dog is peeing because he's excited, there's a few things you can do. When you first come into contact with the dog, don't make a big fuss over it. Just calmly walk into the house and ignore him. And by ignoring him, I also mean not even looking at him. Wait until he calms down or forgets about you and then approach him. But if he starts to get excited, stand up and walk away.

If the dog is peeing because he's being submissive, you have to approach him differently as well. If your boyfriend approaches him head on and reaches or bends over him to pet, yea, he's going to pee. Instead of reaching over his head, reach for the chest or his side. Just a few calm pats and praises. Instead of standing over the dog, perhaps turn to the side a bit with your back partially to him. Or even better, go down on his level. But still turn slightly so that your side is facing him.

Taking him out more frequently for potty breaks should help as well. Good luck!

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• Well, it sounds like a fear reaction of some sort, so I certainly wouldn't yell or get angry at the poor dog. Maybe if your boyfriend is the one to feed the dog for a while, that might help. Also, he should just try to ignore the behavior (wear old shoes for a bit!) and take the dog for a nice, calm, leisurely walk, every day. The dog will learn to associate him with pleasant things, and not with whatever is scaring him.
  He should also just sit near the dog without talking or petting,and let the dog adjust to his presence.
  Watch some episodes of "The Dog Whisperer"! No kidding....


• it sounds as if the male dog has in some way been mistreated by a man. the dog now sees all men as something to be afraid of. shouting/yelling is only going to make things a lot worse.tell your boyfriend to get treats in his hand and call the dog to him if the dog obeys give praise(only if he don't pee) do this throughout the day when the dog goes to him without peeing give the treats and praise.get toys to get his attention on the toys and not on the person in question.little by little the dog will learn that not all men are the same as from the one he received the negative input.


• This is typically a nervous reaction brought on because the dog sees the person as dominant. When the person approaches the dog while looking directly at the animal, and/or talks to the animal, the dog (male dog) can't handle the stress of being in the presence of the "boss". Try ignoring the dog completely when approaching it's "territory". Don't look at it, don't talk to it, until after it has calmed down completely. They typically grow out of this. Right now it is all about confidence. This develops with age. Be patient.