Hi
My next door neighbour has a year and a half old yorkie bitch.  I saw her the other day and my neighbour said "please don't touch her as she tinkles when she gets exited" sure enough I bent down to stroke her and off she went tinkling over the carpet!!!! My neighbour said she does not know why this happens and she doesn't know what to do to stop it.  I know that she is a very active little dog and also quite a nervous little thing, she is certainly nervous of my dog but can anybody shed some light on this topic or suggest ways to stop the tinkling that I can pass on (excuse the pun ) to my neighbour.
Many Thanks

For one silly moment I thought you actually meant that the dog tinkled and was having difficulty picturing the sound of little bells ringing....then I put my sensible head on and read your post properly.

If she has had the dog checked out at the vet in case of any urinary infections then I suspect that the nervousness you mention is at the root of the problem. How well socialised was this little dog when young and has she had any experiences to make her particularly nervous?  I also wonder whether her owner's fear about the potential for accidents is affecting the dog too.

Hi Roz

That is so funny lol I see what you mean how cool would it be if she did tinkle a bell though!
It is interesting that you write this.  Ever since I have know this little one I have heard her barking next door, bark bark bark bark bark all day.  I never usually even see her and I never see them walking her.  I do however hear both owners shouting at her and it breaks my heart.  I know that they are very fond of her but I think that this is one of the causes of her nervousness.  I don't think she has ever had a chance to be socialised, she didn't go to classes and she doesn't seem to go out.  I don't even know where she goes to toilet.

It came about that last week they asked me if I could look after her for the day and this is when I found out about the weeing.  When she came into me she was pretty nervous especially with my great big dog sniffing at her and licking her all over!!!!! but I gave her lots of love and attention and my girl was really good with her in fact really maternal it was so sweet and she did not bark all day and she did not wee all day except for when she was dropped off. 

It saddens me so much as she is such a sweetie and I wish that I could help somehow or have her more often.  When I hear her barking it breaks my heart.  I am sure that the tinkles are all part and parcel of the nervousness - is there anything I can tell them that might help apart from what I did above?

My next door neighbour's cavalier does exactly the same thing but through excitement.  I've known quite a few that do this.  Haven't had one myself thank gods LOL.

Very normal in puppies, though unusual for it to have continued into adulthood. This is probably submissive urination, and completely out of the little dog's control. She should never be scolded for it because that'll only make matters worse.

Bending over a dog by another dog is dominance behaviour, so this little girl is reacting quite normally and instinctively to show she's not a threat and accepts another dogs perceived higher ranking.

Many dogs grow out of it, but it can be helped by teaching the dog an alternative behaviour to greet people, such as offering a paw, greeting in a higher place (my Springer bitch greets visitors from my open plan staircase) and greeting outside, so wees don't matter so much.  Keeping her 'skirts' trimmed will help minimise the smell too.

Hi, i have a Springer or should i say Sprinkler Spaniel
She also does this and it's through nervousness and excitement when meeting a stranger. Or excitement on greeting my hubby when he's been to work all day. I have found that just ignoring her and not making an issue out of it has shown some improvement.
She is much worse if you go to stroke her when you first come in the door, so now hubby either comes in the front door and staight out to the garden then say's his hello's, or comes in the backdoor and let's her greet him in the garden.
Apart from ignoring it i believe there's very little else you can do. :rolleyes: