Why did my Dog urineate on me?

[expat]

Seriously, I'd like some ideas on this.
We have a 3 year old Welsh Terrier, I had an incident about one year ago, when while at a friends house, he stole one of my work gloves. I ordered him to 'come back' and 'sit' and 'drop' the glove. He did, but as turned my back on him (I was putting on my glove) he ran up and Piddled on my leg!

Yesterday we attended an organized dog walk, Ben was again Off Leash socializing with other dogs, when suddenly, he again ran up and Piddled on me!

If we had not been in a group, I may have acted differently, but all I could do was stand an laugh about it.
The bad news was, for the rest of the day, the other dogs on the walk also were trying to 'leave their mark' also.
Anyone know dog Psychology?

 

[TTK]

Maybe because you cannot spell?

 

[190E26FTW]

We are oil guys here. Might wanna try emailing the Dog Whisperer- Cesar Milan.

 

[dparm]

Do you resemble a fire hydrant? :-D


Seriously though, piddling is a sign of either extreme stress or extreme happiness. Even the best trained dogs can still do it if they get too excited. My parents' dog does this; as such they tell me how to behave when I come visit so she doesn't get overly excited. Piddling is not the same as 'marking'.

 

[expat]

Originally Posted By: TTK
Maybe because you cannot spell?

I spell better than him!

There used to be a guy 'Labman' here, I knew a few things about dogs.

 

[IndyIan]

Dominance issues I assume. We have two big dogs and I don't hesitate to give them heck no matter who's around if they need it.
I think your dog thinks you are a chump right now...

 

[mechanicx]

Maybe he was marking his turf lol? I've never had a dog that urinated on me. Usually I had mutts and the pure breeds that I've had seemed to exhibit varying degrees of neurotica compared to the mixed breeds. That's my theory.

 

[rick9009]

It's an act of dominance.

 

[DrDusty86]

I'm with Indy here,
I think your dog thinks you are "the chump". I think in all seriousness that it has a way of marking his territory while other dogs were around...
Dusty

 

[Kestas]

I had my dog inadvertently do that to me once. He was all worked up from playing and got lost in the moment. Mid-pee he had an 'uh-oh' moment (probably forgot who I was), then ran shamedly to his time-out place on his own. It was the only time he did that to us.

 

[NHHEMI]

Definitely dominance. He is tellng you he is the boss. Next time he does it you better let him know he is mistaken regardless of who is around. Totally unacceptable behavior and if a dog of mine tried that they would be very sorry.

 

[Cristobal]

Best to chew him out and give him a little whack, not enough to hurt him but enough to let him know you are very displeased. Most dogs will learn as dogs are sensitive to human moods and gestures, via their 15,000 to 100,000 year association with humans.

I agree he might be a dog testing who is boss. Most dogs will test you once and never do it again. He may be an exception. Wolves WILL test you again and again and that is one reason why owning a wolf can be dangerous. That behavior was long ago bred out of most dogs.

Remember thoug, not all dogs. Remember, that a dog is of the same species as a wolf, with a few DNA differences that humans selected for.

 

[expat]

I too tend to think (fear) it may be a dominance thing, this dog really tries to assert himself, he would often bare his teeth if not getting HIS way. I won't take it, and I have 'corrected' him to the limit!! (we have even used a shock collar, because I felt I had difficulty restraining myself at times)
I guess he might feel that when others are around, he can get away with more

 

[JHZR2]

Wearing your favorite red pants?

What about shoes that might smell a certain way?

 

[mrsilv04]

Sounds like you're being tested...

My neighbors had a neutered male Bearded Collie that was testing them by jumping up on their bed and peeing on it. The dog did this several times over a period of a few months.

Denny finally caught the dog in the act, and made sure that the dog realized that behavior was unacceptable. Never happened again.

 

[Eddie]

My cat pees on my fresh gym clothes on the floor because he doesn't want me to leave, I'm guessing. I tend to the idea that he is marking you as HIS. OR you get him so excited he loses it-ha

 

[expat]

I don't feel it was over excitement (I've seen Dog get really silly and do this) or Fear, he has never shown fear.

 

[bubbatime]

Yes this is his way of saying that he dominates you. I was with a police K9 trainer and this was brought up before as happening with police K9's and their handlers semi-frequently. His advice was drink a huge glass of water. Wait till you have to tinkle. Tie the dog to a tree, and then to return the favor and pee on the dog. While this does seem a bit odd, it is proven to work.

 

[Johnny]

I was typing as you were. I tied my Cocker to a tree in the backyard and peed right in her face. That stopped that nonsense.

 

[Volvo_ST1]

Originally Posted By: expat
Seriously, I'd like some ideas on this.
We have a 3 year old Welsh Terrier, I had an incident about one year ago, when while at a friends house, he stole one of my work gloves. I ordered him to 'come back' and 'sit' and 'drop' the glove. He did, but as turned my back on him (I was putting on my glove) he ran up and Piddled on my leg!

Yesterday we attended an organized dog walk, Ben was again Off Leash socializing with other dogs, when suddenly, he again ran up and Piddled on me!

If we had not been in a group, I may have acted differently, but all I could do was stand an laugh about it.
The bad news was, for the rest of the day, the other dogs on the walk also were trying to 'leave their mark' also.
Anyone know dog Psychology?


Did you crate-train your puppy properly? If not, he may have developed incontinence that is triggered by the slightest excitement.