My 7-month puppy pees at night & when excited. How to stop accidents?

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So my girl Stormy is almost 7 months old, she's a gsd x lab x catahoula. She is potty trained 100% except through the night. If we don't crate her at ng get she will pee in the house. Any way to help with this? Also she excitedly pees when someone comes home, whether me or my husband or any of our friends. Today she peed on the couch when my husband came home and it's been months since she's done that. Any help? Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Female | spayed | 6 months and 17 days old | 45 lbs

Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA · Accepted Answer

Many dogs need to be crated at night to prevent accidents until they are 1-2 years old, so this is not unexpected - I would simply go ahead and crate her at night for now :) Once she's a bit older, you can gradually try giving her more freedom in the house at night. Excited peeing is usually something that puppies grow out of once they're older. In the meantime, you can help by ignoring her for a few minutes when you first get home and asking your visitors to do the same. Once she calms down a bit, you can gently pet her and say hello. Leaning over dogs to greet them also tends to make this problem worse, so crouching down to say hi may also be helpful. You can also take her outside to potty just before visitors come over to help decrease the chances of an accident. It's also very important not to punish her for this behavior, as she can't help it - corrections will only make her more anxious, and often makes the urination worse.

My 7-month puppy pees at night & when excited. How to stop accidents?

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