Why does my puppy pee from excitement during playtime? How to stop?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Samoyed | Male | unneutered | 2 months and 3 days old | 6 lbs
My puppy pees everytime during playtime. Despite the fact that i take him outside to pee right before playtime. I read somewhere that it might be because of excitement. How can i train him to stop? I don't want to prevent him from fun.
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Published on February 4th, 2019
This is normal puppy behavior and Oli will out grow it eventually. The main thing you can do is try to keep him more calm when he is in areas you don’t want him to urinate. Pets especially urinate when we get home after being gone, try to ignore him when you come home until you get him outside. Then you can greet him. Also having a vigorous play session outside before bringing him inside can help make him more tired and he may not be as excitable later in the evening. I hope this is helpful and please feel free to post any additional questions.
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Published on July 11th, 2017
You are not doing anything wrong. Sometimes they get too excited outside and do. It completely empty. When you are worried, take her outside within that 30 minutes period to give her a chance to go again if she seems distracted. If her routine completely breaks down she seems to be regressing more I have her checked for a uribary tract infection
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Published on January 20th, 2019
Hi, it is very common for puppies to urinate when excited or happy or submissive. Excitement urinating occurs in puppies under 1 year of age and it will gradually get better over the course of time. This kind of behaviour normally happens when people visit or when you come home etc. In order to help your puppy, I would recommend to keep playtime outside or on a specially prepared area with newspapers and puppy pads. When there is an accident do not reprimend or punish your puppy as this will just increase his fear and anxiety. Simply clean it up quietly and leave the puppy in peace. Reinforce positively his behaviour when peeing outside in the right places by giving him treats and praise. Avoid greeting the puppy at first when getting home, this will allow him to calm down and he can be greeted calmly without too much fuss later. Hope this helps !
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Published on January 10th, 2018
This is really common for her age. Continue to be patient with her and continue to stick to the routine. She is likely holding it while you are gone because she is in a confined space. Most dogs do not like to go to the bathroom where they sleep. I would restrict her water to scheduled times throughout the day. For her size (13 pounds) she needs about 1.5-2 cups of water per day. (This will increase as she grows) When you schedule her water drinking, you can be sure to take her out a few minutes after she has had some water. When she does pee on the inside, you can tell her “no” and take her back outside to her designated spot just to help show her where she is suppose to be going. If she is continuing to urinate everywhere and small frequent amounts, I would have your vet check a urinalysis on her to ensure she doesn’t have a urinary tract infection. I hope this helps! Puppies can be very frustrating, keep being patient. It can take around 6 months for puppies to become completely house broken.
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