The important point for dog owners to appreciate when housebreaking dogs is that submissive urination is not deliberate. It just happens in response to dominant behavior. This being the case, punishment or other dominant behavior approaches are counterproductive.

Scolding, picking up the puppy or older dog, shaking, spanking or hitting it, pushing its nose into the urine or slapping newspapers at the bewildered and innocent animal are to be avoided. These dogs already lack confidence and therefore worry about their ability to cope with situations wherein they must be subordinate. To correct the problem, a doggie's confidence levels must be raised and strengthened so that the conditioned urination is not triggered.

It's reality that most of the time submissive urination happens when a dog gets reprimanded far more than they get praised. Now this may not be your situation but just saying. Most owners believe the new dog should be punished for doing the wrong thing, especially if it is "caught in the act." This leads to a vicious circle when urination is reinforced by the stimulus that causes it in the first place (punishment or dominant behavior).

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