My white toy poodle insists on a "little dribble" to gain attention - what can I do to stop this behaviour?  Anyone any ideas please????

I'm assuming she's had a urine check at the vet to make sure she doesn't have any low-grade infection?

If it is done to gain attention, the quickest way to stop it is to remove the reward - ie, don't give her attention when she does it. By 'attention' this also means not scolding her or reacting in any way. If you are reading the paper when she does it, carry on reading the paper as if nothing had happened. Don't look at her, don't speak to her, don't do anything. Act as if it hasn't happened. You can clean it up later. Any reaction from you, even a negative one, is her reward.

Hmmm eliminating is self rewarding, I doubt very much if it is attention seeking; more likely to have a urine infection; get the vet to check it out.

This weekend I went away for a few days, my husband, children and my dobe (who is my baby) all stayed at home.  My 7 1/2 month old dobermann peed all over the kitchen floor on Saturday evening while my husband and boys were watching television in the living room.  The door to the living room was open, and the kitchen door to the garden was open. 
He used to pee outside the living room door if we put him out and shut the door for 5 mins when the "no" had failed.  I was told this was attention seeking!
My dobe seems to do this if he is not happy about something.  When the boys went back to school after 6 weeks break, he peed in the kitchen for the first 2 nights.  It seems if something changes he does this.

Would not call that attention seeking but it may well be confusion and distress at the change in routine and circumstances, it can have the same effect in children unless the changes can be explained to them.

I agree with tohme dogs don't pee for attention. Its either an infection or excitement or incontinence or some will pee out of fear ( e.g from the person who is approaching them )

         paxo

Unless you happen to be one of my bitches who will pee on my bed if they think I am leaving them for too long ;) Even if it is only for an hour. :D Bridie did it. Her daughter, Krishna, did it. And now her grand-daughter, Chloe, has started it. :( You don't think it could be hereditary, do you? ;) Little b%ggers. I now have to make sure that the bedroom door is FIRMLY closed before I go out.

I think you will find peeing on the bed has nothing to do with attention seeking either, and unless you have changed your mattress and all your bedding between each dog I doubt it is hereditary more to do with the environment and habit I suspect!

It was 3 different beds! And it was only ever MY side of the bed. :(
I know that 'they' say that dogs don't have human feelings, but I wonder in this case. Or at least it seems to be a case of 'How dare you not take me with you' or 'Leaving me again, are you. I'll show you' ;) Munsters are awful at times :) But I do love them. :D

Going back to the original post I would ignore the 'attention seeking' weeing but get it checked by a vet, just to make sure that there isn't an underlying problem.

"I know that 'they' say that dogs don't have human feelings, but I wonder in this case."

Have to agree with you on this. We had a bitch who adored my mother and always slept with Mum when she stayed with us. All would be well until Mum went home again. Then our normally clean madam would leave little faecal 'messages' deposited on a bed if she could get to one or in an obscure, dark corner if she couldn't. This would go on for a week or so and then stop - until the next visit. :D