My dog pees when I yell. Is it submissive urination? How can I help?

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Winston pees when you yell at him for anything he crouches and squirts then crawl to hide and squirt more... how can I help him? Pet's info: Dog | Goldendoodle | Male | unneutered | 7 months and 20 days old | 20 lbs

Jessica Keay, DVM · Accepted Answer

It sounds like your pup suffers from submissive urination https://www.petcoach.co/article/submissive-excitement-urination-how-to-control-it/ . Many dogs do outgrow this by 1 year of age, but I would also try to alter your behavior around him and decrease yelling as it sounds like it can be upsetting to him and in dogs, yelling is usually not an effective training tool. I would recommend looking into some positive reinforcement training resources such as The Puppy Primer by Patricia McConnell or How to Behave so Your Dog Behaves by Dr. Sophia Yin.

My dog pees when I yell. Is it submissive urination? How can I help?

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