Uncle Sick
One of Freddy's beloved
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- Dec 23, 2003
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We have a 10 month old Lab/Pitbull mix - she's smart, protective, great with the kids but she has a bit of an anxiety problem.
ie. whenever she gets excited/happy, she piddles. More or less.
The vet tells me the usual 'she's a puppy and will get over it' story on a monthly basis now and having had dogs ever since I can remember, I know she should have gotten rid off that behaviour awhile ago now.
Now the interesting part is, that she does it mainly when she interacts with me (lets say I come home from work, put the leash on her to go for a walk etc.).
She hardly ever does it when my kids or my wife deal with her.
And no, she has never been beaten.
I guess it must be an alpha animal thing (guess she sees me as the pack leader... little does she know *looks at wife*) - now my question to you guys is, since I know there is a fair amount of dog owners here, have you ever dealt with a problem like that? Any ideas what to do? (No, I will not shoot, strangle or kill the dog in any other interesting ways...)
ie. whenever she gets excited/happy, she piddles. More or less.
The vet tells me the usual 'she's a puppy and will get over it' story on a monthly basis now and having had dogs ever since I can remember, I know she should have gotten rid off that behaviour awhile ago now.
Now the interesting part is, that she does it mainly when she interacts with me (lets say I come home from work, put the leash on her to go for a walk etc.).
She hardly ever does it when my kids or my wife deal with her.
And no, she has never been beaten.
I guess it must be an alpha animal thing (guess she sees me as the pack leader... little does she know *looks at wife*) - now my question to you guys is, since I know there is a fair amount of dog owners here, have you ever dealt with a problem like that? Any ideas what to do? (No, I will not shoot, strangle or kill the dog in any other interesting ways...)