dog trouble

tap28

Hi,
A few days before Christmas, a stray dog (Springer spaniel) arrived on my doorstep the night I moved into my new house. We tried to find the owner but as we live in the country, my friend in the ISPCA said it was most likely an abandoned as it was/is a nervous little thing and was probably not any good as a hunting dog. We decided to keep her. She has been great and slowly coming out of her shell. However, our only problem is that when she gets excited, she pees right then and there, it does not matter if this is inside or outside the house. Is there a way we can stop this?

Thanks

junkyard

She'll probably grow out of it, I had a cocker spaniel who used to do the same thing, they just get overly excited when visitors arrive.:)

trilo

I knew a springer who did the same thing, purely out of nerves as well. She did stop, but we don't know why that happened.
How about trying to retrain her to think to control her bladder, Like putting her outside anytime she does have a leak.

Or you could try something like this. Not sure i would though, but i can see the advantages of them, especially if a dog is old and continously incocntinent.

tap28

Thanks for the replys. She is about 1 1/2 years old. There is a local dog trainer a couple of miles away, I think I will take her there and have a talk with him. Will let you know how I get on.