How to Train Your Dog to Not Pee When Excited

Don’t shower him with praise as soon as you get in the house. Many dogs urinate simply because the time when you enter the house is so stimulating and exciting that they simply can’t control themselves. So remain relatively calm when you come home and soon enough he will start to mirror your calmer behavior.

After several minutes of returning home, take him out to go to the toilet. Once he has settled after you have entered the home, calmly put him on a leash and take him out to go for a pee. It is important you remain relatively calm throughout toilet time so he doesn’t associate going to the toilet with heightened excitement.

Reward calm behavior with treats and verbal praise. It is important you reinforce that being calm is the behavior you want to see. So frequent treats and attention when he is relaxed will quickly get the message across. Once he pees from excitement less and less, slowly reduce the frequency that you give him treats.

When he is overly excited, ignore him. Simply turn your back on him or walk out of the room until he has calmed down. Once he has, you can gently play with him. By doing this you are reducing those stimulating and exciting moments.

Don’t shout or punish him when he does pee from excitement. By punishing your dog you may terrify him and before you know it, instead of peeing from excitement, he will regularly pee himself out of fear.

Take him out several times a day to go to the toilet. This is especially important if he is a puppy. By taking him outside you are encouraging him to pee there instead and if his bladder is already empty, there'’ll be less chance of urination from excitement.

Increase the amount of exercise you give him. Over-excitement is often caused by a lack of activity. By taking him on an extra walk or throwing things for him to fetch while on your normal walk you will quickly tire him out. If he is knackered from the days activities, he won’t have enough energy to work himself into a state where he pees.

Use training commands to calm him down. If he gets overly excited when he sees you, have him sit, lie down or, roll over to focus his energy constructively. Using treats during this training will also ensure he will want to work for you when he sees you to earn his treats, instead of leaping up and down uncontrollably.

Use food puzzles and toys to redirect his attention. Many dogs get overly excited because they have nothing better to do, so seeing new people and places tips them over the edge. If you give him food puzzles when he goes to new stimulating places then his energy will be focused elsewhere and the chances of him urinating from excitement will be far less.

Ask friends and new people not to be overly playful when they first meet him. Meeting new people will be highly stimulating and may tip his bladder over the edge, so ask people to try and remain calm when they first say hello.

Take treats with you whenever you take him outside. Then when he does pee outside, be sure to reward him with a treat and praise him. You need to reinforce to him that outside is the only place to pee.

Feed him at the same times each day and take him outside at the same times too. His body will quickly adjust to a schedule you set him if it’s consistent. Ensure that in your schedule you always take him out early in the morning and at night. If you have recently taken him out for a pee then his bladder will be empty when he does get excited.

When he does pee from excitement, remain calm and quietly clear up the mess. It is important you don’t stimulate the experience by adding to his excitement. So clean up his urine with antibacterial spray and then wait for him to calm down before you talk to and pet him.

When together, don’t always talk and play with him, it’s important your dog can feel comfortable enough around you not doing anything. When he is being calm and subdued, give him the odd treat to reinforce the positive behavior.

When you take him to a new place where you think he may get excited, find somewhere quiet outside for him to go to the toilet first. If you take him for a quick walk first, you will not only empty his bladder, reducing the chances of an accident, but the quick stretch of the legs will also give him the opportunity to dispel some energy and excitement.