I have recently got a 9 month old staffy, and he does not seem to be able to stop himself weeing when he gets exctied, but this also happens when he is told off. I really do not know what to do I tell him off when he wees in the house, but he continues to do it as i am shout can anyone help.

Hi Sharona,

Sounds like he could be weeing through over excitement  and/or nerves - either way telling him off isn't going to help which you should realise as you say he continues to do it as you shout at him :(  Dogs don't speak English so all he will hear is an angry response from you which he probably doesn't understand what for and he can't help but piddle then.  please try and remain calm with him and be patient.

Can you write in with how you came to get him at this age, what you know of his background (training, rescue situation whatever) and also describe in what circumstances he does this?   All these things will help other members get a better picture of why he may be doing this and then be better able to offer specific advice on how to resolve the problem  :)

Regards, Teri

If he is weeing out of excitement the best thing to do is ignore him.Clean up the wet and do not shout at him.He is being submissive and by shouting at him you will only make him wee more.
Archer

I am 100% sure on his background, as the man I have got him off of could not tell me as it was not this dog, its a bit confusing the whole story, but the original owner has phases of animals he has had emus and monkeys and my dog was a fade. I will try to ignore him and just clean it up and hope he stops it thanks.

teri, i know you are very knowledgable and coninuing to shout at a puppy might seem obviously the wrong thing to do to a lot of us on here, but sharon wouldnt of took trhe trouble to come on here and ask for advice if her intentions werent honourable, im getting fed up of SOME regular posters being rude, people come on here for advice and leave feeling inadequate. your advice about not shouting was good though, just got narked at the way you said it thats all !

maybe i overreacted there, i always do this say something and worry about it later!

Been there, done that Sarstaff :D

I certainly didn't intend to be rude to Sharon and hadn't realised my post would come across like that - see, I'm not perfect by any means ;) but thanks for pointing it out.

Regards, Teri

Hi again Sharon,

Perhaps your little chap didn't get much attention before you so he is particularly excited when you come home or go back into him after a period?  As suggested, ignoring him initially is the best step - try and make your leaving him and then coming back in into something that's not a big deal.  I know it can sound a bit cruel but if you're consistent he should calm down over a period of time and hopefully not too long ;)  I'm as guilty as most in that when I come home my dogs leap all over me and I let them and fuss them but fortunately it hasn't worked against me - however I think I've just been lucky.

Try not to lose your cool with him.  Just quietly clean up any widdle, and carry on unpacking shopping, putting your coat away or whatever before you give him any attention (and make the first attention taking him out into the garden).  Also if he behaves this way with visitors too, ask them to completely ignore him :D

HTH, keep in touch,
Teri  :)

I have a Staff of  a similar age and she gets very excited when she sees us if we have been away for a couple of hours or we have a visitor, I dont know if this is what you mean by being excited is it because he hasnt seen you for awhile ?
I agree that you should ignore him and turn your back on him until he stops being excited,repeating this action over time and he will learn to stop. Shouting at Staffs doesnt work, they sulk, you're better off saying a sharp no, its the commanding voice more than the word that they understand. Although in this case I dont think this is appropriate but just as an alternative to shouting. Not that I am an expert only a Staffie lover who has read every written word on this breed that she can get her hands on. I feel confident that as he calms down he'll stop weeing. Also is he going to the toilet regularly in other words does he have a routine so he is not holding a full bladder for too long. Once you find something that works with him, perserverence and consistency is the key, hope this helps

thanks for understanding teri, is my hormones!!!!!

I did not want to start an argument, He is walk regularly and wees each time he goes out, I have noticed that he does drink a lot but I don't know what is a normal amount

Its not wise to restrict water and probably wouldn't work anyway.As I said before just ignore the behaviour and he will get better.The other thing you need to remember is that he is still only a baby and his bladder control may not be 100% yet
The other thing to do is to work on building his confidence.
Archer

Like Archer  says dont restrict water- especially if pup is fed on complete dried food.
It is quite common for staffys to wee when excited by the way

Hi sharona,  I'm no staffy expert but have one that does the same as yours.  I remember reading somewhere that dogs always keep some urine in their bladder when they wee and never empty it fully so they can mark territory, wee submissively etc.  Mine is a year and a half old and still hasn't grown out of it so I think I'm stuck with it for life but it is definitely more noticable with strangers, visitors to the house and friends of mine she hasn't seen for a while.