A friend of a work colleague needed to re-home her 6 month GSD as she had recently divorced and was moving into rented accommodation.
I was on the lookout for a new dog as mine had recently passed away. I wanted another GSD and was over the moon to re-home her, after meeting her a few times I found she was very gentle, along with the usual exuberance that goes with a 6 month old pup in a large dogs body.
Four weeks later and she is a lovely dog to have around except if I call her in a strong voice (ie deeply and not high pitched) or I approach her in a fast way she wets herself. Then ensues a whole drama. She immediately thinks she is going to get into trouble and runs into a corner. If I approach her, she wees again. If I leave her, she will stay there for ages and I have to wait until she emerges and then approach her when she isn't looking at me and casually stroke her and then move away to avoid another wet patch.
I have never hit her. When I first had I did tell her she was bad for weeing indoors, but after a week I realized the problems this was causing her and stopped.
I really need help to install her with confidence and techniques in how to deal with her.
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My dog keeps weeing indoors through fear - need techniques and confidence building advice
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AnnaAndChild · 18/10/2009 22:45
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