[sv90]

I have a 5 month old Schanuzer I've had him since he was 2 months. I am home all day with him and take him when he alerts me when he has to go. Which hes mostly good about. Yet he seems to be having a slight problem. You see when I or my boyfriend have the leash in our hands and we want him to sit do we can put it on he tends to leak. Now he may be a submissive urinater for over the weekend I told him strongly that eating paper was bad and he peed all over the floor and himself. I do not know how to break him out of this habit. I know Schnauzers are a smart breed, and I know he gets that it's wrong for him to be behaving this way. Are there any tips for getting him to stop this submissive urination?

[Lunareclipse]

A belly band? Some dogs you you don't have to be very harsh with to get your point across. All I have to do is look at our aussie and he knows he's doing something bad. Our great pyrenees though, does whatever he pleases, even while we are yelling at him to stop. I would adjust your level of correction to just what you need to get your point across. Some dogs just need a very light correction and some dogs need threatened with banishment to another planet.

[lange]

Originally Posted by sv90

I know Schnauzers are a smart breed, and I know he gets that it's wrong for him to be behaving this way.

You think your dog thinks it's bad to submissively urinate? Nope! He thinks the opposite. He is trying to please you so he urinates...That means the more you get mad or upset or confrontational, the more he will pee like this. You actually need to ignore submissive urination and do as Luna said, and lighten your corrections.

Many pups urinate out of submission or excitement. Both of my current dogs did this when they were puppies.

What I don't understand is why your pup would submissively urinate because of the leash.. Are you sure it's not happening from excitement in going out?

Originally Posted by Lunareclipse

some dogs need threatened with banishment to another planet.

LOL!

[sv90]

You see we speak in a strong tone to him all the time so naturally I guess he feels scared so he pees when we tell him to sit so we can leash him up. I would hate to get rid of him. I do love him, and I would hate to get rid of him. He is a smart and wonderful dog. So sweet and mild mannered as well. I am going to try to lighten the corrections. Hopefully it works.

[Lunareclipse]

There is no need to speak to your dog in harsh tone all the time. No wonder he pees everywhere. He thinks he's in trouble all the time. A dog isn't a piece of furniture. When something doesn't work as planned, you don't just "get rid of it". A dog is a living, breathing being and it isn't born already knowing how to please us. You have to train it like you would a child. Every time you talk harsh to your dog, stop and think if you talk to your child in the same manner because it doesn't know how to do something. With one of my dogs, all I have to do is whisper the word sit and his butt is on the floor. With another of my dogs I have to chase him down and sit on him to get him to sit. You have to make your corrections fit the dog. It is YOU who has to learn to compromise with your dog in order to get the best relationship between you and your dog. Your dog isn't doing anything to make you mad. He is trying his hardest to please you. You have a super-submissive dog and those kinds are usually the easiest to train because they want to please you so bad, but they also have the most fragile feelings and you have to be soft with them.

Instead of telling your dog to sit when you want to put a leash on him, just stand there and wait until he sits on his own and then praise your dog for sitting and put his leash on. It takes patience, but your dog would react better to that than you using a harsh tone. You also need to teach your over submissive dog that it is ok to make mistakes. I wouldn't use any harsh tone of voice or harsh movements towards your dog until you can teach your dog to trust you. Use rewards for good behavior and ignore bad behavior.

The moment that your dog starts to pee in submission, walk away from it. Don't talk to it, don't make eye contact and completely ignore it.