well to start off with, only say hello to her if she's outdoors and in a location to pee ...say wuzzup in the house or something like that instead of hello....Barking problems? if you mean problems barking, well, is that REALLY a problem? I mean come on...lol

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Sounds like you have a great dog -- I love it when they get all excited to see me. My friend has gone through a similar barking problem. She didn't have the peeing thing -- but the peeing is related... I'll bet if you can manage the barking, the peeing will stop by itself. This is what my friend did: she informed all the friends that visited her of the problem, and what her technique of managing it was going to be... she also told us how we could help when we come to the door... In my friends case half the problem was with the visitor, because the visitors were excited to see the dog too, so everybody was excited. When someone came to the door, the dog was allowed to say hello, but barking was strictly corrected after the visitor is greeted. In fact, barking was "punished" by the dog being taken back, and ordered to sit, while the guest waited. My friend would sit with the dog to calm the dog down. (Then of course a reward for doing a good job sitting). Then the whole greeting process was started over -- but the excitement level was greatly reduced. My friend's dog also had a jumping problem... we all squatted on the 2nd greeting, so the dog wasn't motivated to jump. This works best with friends who know how dog obedience training works -- so invite them over first. It took months to get the dog less excited by visitors -- but it's worth it -- the hello's at the door are much less chaotic now. It's important to time this correction properly -- it's after you've approved the visitor as being safe -- so barking at strangers trying to get into the house is still rewarded.

As far as the barking, I've heard that if you put a few coins in a tin can and shake it immediately every time they bark, they start to associate that noise (which is uncomfortable to them) with their own barking. I don't know if it works, I haven't tried it. As for the peeing. When you first get home, your dog will be very happy to see you. Ignore him. Walk in, put your keys down & whatever, then turn and offer to let the dog out. Don't show any excitement until he's outside, then reward him for peeing. If your dog is extremely submissive (like one of mine) then you might never be able to be too playful inside. It's a bummer, but without a professional, I don't know if you'd ever completely solve this one.

Parsley.Bioflavonoid Offered you some great tips...very positive! You didn't mention how old your girl is...sometimes puppies and young dogs under the age of a year go through a bit of time where they DO have challenges with submissive urination...they often "grow out of it" as they grow in self esteem and confidence. Of course with a dog having this challenge, you want to be especially sure that you shun all negative training (it's not really of any value with ANY animal at any time!) and I would also avoid any Aversion training, because while it does not include hitting or berating the animal, it does use "shock" and "fright" as a part of the motivation to dissuade the animal from doing the behaviors you don't want. Positive Reinforcement (+R)is your ticket here! Actively working on all the good basic commands with +R on a DAILY basis will help build your dog's confidence because she will be learning and doing CORRECT and useful behaviors and be REWARDED FOR DOING THEM. This not only builds your personal bond with your dog, but it brings success into the relationship...you both get to win and shine! If your girl is normally very shy in nature you can also play TUG games with her..and LET HER WIN most of the time. Tug a war is NOT a game to play with a highly confident dog..but great for one who "expects" to loose and is frightened to assert themselves. As for the barking, you first want to understand that the dog may well BE frightened of things she cannot see, accurately smell, but is hearing outside of the home. So, she is compelled to vocalize about it, much to your dismay and annoyance. She's not doing it to be naughty or piss you off, this is a normal behavior for a dog to do. Be aware too, if she does this when you are not home, and someone OUTSIDE of her family...outside of the house is YELLING AT HER TO SHUT UP...THAT is adding to her belief that SHE SHOULD BARK SOME MORE! She hears an unidentified sound...she barks the alarm, someone yells at her "barks back at her" and so she barks some more. That's how SHE and any other normal dog...would tell the story here. When you are home, you can help stop the barking by doing your daily training...COME, SIT, LAY DOWN, STAY, FIND IT! (it being a favorite toy, one of the family members, or a treat..start easy and work up to more of a challenge...this is usually a very fun and excited game to play!) As she grows in her ability to successfully DO the trained behaviors on command...you have given her and yourself a whole lot of OTHER (acceptable) BEHAVIORS TO DO...instead of barking! As she learns that stopping the barking and doing the requested behavior EARNS her praise and REWARDS...she creates a HABIT of doing them after a normal "hey, someone's at the door" sort of woof! The submissive urination is much as mentioned, keep coming and going, greeting to a dull roar...You may want to greet outside to start..but still keep the excitement for this..low level...a stroke of her head, a request to sit...or if your yard is fenced in..get her out of the house before you enter and throw a ball for her to chase as the "new" greeting. If she is young...she may well grow out of this problem. The additional +R training will also help...because she will be doing acceptable behaviors and being praised and rewarded for doing them...it does build self esteem. Submissive urination is a dog's way of pleading, "please don't hurt me!" It doesn't mean that you HAVE hurt her, but that she is not as confident as she may yet learn to be.

I am having the same problem!! My two-year old Cairn Terrier just flips over and whizzes all over himself or the floor whenever anybody comes home. He also has this incessant, horrificly high-pitched bark that he just barks, barks at strangers with out the front window. On one side, he seems very territorial and "tough"..on the other side, he's submissive and weak. I'm about done with this dog and he's so darn cute!