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Posted by: Kathy Potgeter
I need help with my rescue Dachshund! She was about (vet thinks) 3 when we got her last Oct. We noticed a problem with her peeing upon greeting anybody even us for about 3 months. She will still do the small amount of pee if she is approached even to say “hi” from any of us in the household. Recently she has started having accidents. There was one time a couple weeks ago she had hopped down from the back of the couch onto the seat part and her bladder let loose. Also a a couple of weeks back she stood up from being in a laying position and pee’d. We took her to vet. Did urine sample no infection. We did do 2 weeks of antibiotics to see if maybe it was missed. After she started she pee’d in the house 3 more times. Once on my sons bed. We have now got her on Proin 12mg once a day. She has been on it a week. We have noticed no accidents yet but she continues to pee small amounts to new people and to us if the mood strikes her! My opinion is this will never stop. We had absolutely no history whatsoever before we rescued her. Im thinking there might have been some kind of abuse towards her in her past. We can’t continue on with this peeing. Any ideas, hints to try..anyting we are desperate we love her so much. I’ve attached a photo of her. Her name is Marley.
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In regards to the peeing while greeting you and others, we have a 4 y/o dachshund rescue that does the same thing. We got her when she was 1 y/o and she still has these tendencies, although it is much better now. We find that when we greet our other dachshund first and ignore Vienna for five minutes, she does just fine. We ask our guests to do the same. If you are able to give her a “sit” command, that would work, but our girl does not sit upon greeting others…she goes right into the “peeing” stance. Another thing we do that has been helpful is NOT to give her eye contact, sit on the floor beside her, then put our hand palm side up and scratch her under the chin. If we have palm side down to pet her and stand over her, she’ll pee submissively. Also…scolding her just makes it worse as her previous unknown situation must have been a bad one. It is hard to do when you’re frustrated, but just ignoring her when she pees has done wonders. I usually wait five minutes or so after her “accident” and then give her sister and her lots of love. I hope this helps!
As far as the incontinence….perhaps she had a back problem in the past and when she jumps, she pees b/c of that? They do make doggie diapers! =)
Hey there
My doxie Diego is doing the same thing!! Although he has never been abused as I’ve had him since he was a 7 week old pup.
Haven’t had any luck figuring out if there is something that is triggering the urinating.
He does the ‘excited’ little pee when he sees new people and he has left a few puddles on the bed and couch without actually realizing what he is doing, afterwards he feels really ashamed. :(
The vet just said that he is in perfect condition but we need to watch out if he is becoming ‘incontinent’.
Would also appreciate any advise to make the situation easier for him and really don’t want to put him on medication :(
You can buy little panties and use pads in them to help too. Just don’t give up on her. I have 6 dachshunds and one of them is paralyzed. He was 3 when he became paralyzed and had to have emergency surgery. We do not regret the years since then that Reuben is with us. He is just so precious and funny. All our doxies are beautiful and loving. There are sites for training dachshunds on the internet but if this condition is medical, I suggest you do research. Take her to specialist for dachshunds. She is worth it. She is beautiful.
Email me and let me know how things progress. We used to have a larger dog who would peepee when you greeted him. We were told that it was from excitement from seeing us and to not make such a big to do when you come home.He got better! God bless you!
I had two miniature Doxies, and that is called happy sprinkles…..While not very pleasing to the owners I don’t think it is a sign of abuse in Doxies. Mine were never abused, and they both did it. I was never able to get them to stop. My advice would be to let them come to you, as you are letting them outside. If you approach them, and lay on the praise they are going to pee. A dog trainer may have better advice. You are not the first Doxie owner to have this problem trust me. Best wishes. I hope someone has some advice to get them to stop.
I assume you have done all the blood testing, a full blood panel and blood sugar testing to make sure she is not diabetic? I would definitely buy her a Peekeeper doggie diaper. They are like little overalls that are escape proof. You put disposable pads inside, just regular maxi pads or panti shields like you get at the drug store. My Sammy (male) submissive pees and always has. For him it is a tinkle, not a real pee. There are dogs with these issues and the Peekeeper is so secure, she can sleep in the bed with you without worry. Not like belly bands and other types of solutions that leak and come off. You order these by measurement so they fit perfectly.
http://www.peekeeper.com/
What you are describing is likely excitement pee. We have had issues with this with a couple of our doxies. Usually what works best is to pinpoint moments when you figure she will do it, like if you are just getting home from work or the store. When you enter the house, do not approach her or speak to her, go about your business and do your own thing for 5 minutes or so, even if she comes to you let her be there and calm down before speaking directly to her or giving her a rub. It will likely still happen sometimes because its not likely you will catch her everytime but it really helps. If she continues to do it when on the furniture you can get her a little pair of panties that you stick a personal hygiene pad into and that way when she pee’s your furniture is protected, if you do decide to get one its best to have someone handmake them so that they are a good fit, and its nice to put velcro straps around the belly so that you can adjust if needed.
Since she is no longer having accidents, the peeing she’s still doing is that she is submissively urinating; she will eventually grow out of it. When you see her start to squat when she’s being approached ignore her until she calms down. Don’t talk to her in a high, excited voice when you first see her. Instruct people who come into your home to ignore her and approach her later when she isn’t so excited. If possible, take her outside when greeting her; then the urinating will be no problem. If you can’t get her outside, at least wait until you’re on some surface that can be easily mopped up (not carpet, obviously). It takes some time for young dogs to grow out of this behavior (I don’t remember how long it takes), but they will grow out of it. Our dachsie Tootsie, my parents’ dachsie Heidi and my daughter’s rescue dachsie Rufus all had/have this problem. Please don’t give up on this sweet girl. She’s reacting to your voices and body language; she’s not doing it to annoy you. She can’t help it.
This is a typical Nervous Dachshund trait. Every one we have ever had has done this to a certain extent. She may still be experiencing separation anxiety and some nervousness around you. The fact that the peeing has eased somewhat when YOU approach her indicates she is getting accustomed to you. My best advice is to take her on constant walks outside where she can be where other dogs have been. Her natural urge will be to squat and “text message” all the little boys in the neighborhood. Regular urination will also help to strengthen her bladder. Get some indoor puppy pads for her to go on if she has an inside emergency. Again, this is typical behavior, just to an extreme. If there is no underlying medical problem, she just needs to become confident around your family. She will ALWAYS exhibit this behavior around strangers, just no getting around that. But you’ll find she will do just fine in the house after a while.
my dog sophie did that till she was 5! vet said she would probably grow out it and she did..just keep a puppy pad by door to catch her squirts!