This is the puppy training podcast, episode 172,

Understanding Submissive Urination and Excitement Peeing in Puppies.

This podcast is designed to help you on your journey of becoming best friends through love and learning as you train your own dog from home.

And I'm here to help you

every step of the way. This is the puppy training podcast and I'm your host Amy Jensen.

Hello, how are you today? Thank you for listening to the puppy training podcast. How are your dogs?

I hope you're doing great and enjoying the start

of spring weather. In today's episode, we're going to talk about a fairly common issue that we get

asked about frequently, I would say. And it's one that many puppy families face. It's submissive

urination and excitement peeing. We actually got this question again

this week and I thought, you know what? It's time to do a podcast on it. So today I'm going to talk

about what each of these are and how to help solve these issues. I know these can be frustrating,

but please know and understand that your puppy is not trying to make your life hard. I promise.

Submissive urination and excitement peeing are two separate behaviors, but they often get

lumped together because they both involve urinating in response to certain stimuli or triggers

in the puppy's environment. Let's break down each one to start off with.

So submissive urination typically occurs when our puppy feels overwhelmed. Maybe they're scared

or they feel threatened. It's our dog's way of showing submission and trying to appease

something they perceive as a threat. So this often happens during greetings or interactions

with new people that they've never met before or animals they've never met, maybe in situations

where the puppy feels stressed or anxious. So it's like the puppy is wetting themselves. It's not

on purpose. They can't control their bladder at this point. Now, on the other hand,

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