Ugh!! This puppy!

In the beginning our dog also kept peeing in the house.. One solution i can suggest: if he pees, then rub his nose through the pee. Make sure you do it quite rough so he knows he's getting punished and recognises the smell (not too rough though :) ) If he pees outside, then give him a reward. Normally, this should work after a couple of weeks. Ow, also give him the chance to pee outside because if he can't leave the house he's got no other choice to pee in the house of course.. so let him out regularly.

Congrats on the puppy...welcome to peeland. Young dogs will pee when excited or scared so take precautions and take him out to pee as often as possible. He should grow out of this. I've raised several puppies and they grew out of it and were eventually house broken. The only suggestion I can offer aside from keeping him confined when you're not home, is to try to keep him as calm as possible so that he doesn't have these accidents and be sure to praise him a lot when he pees where he's supposed to. And make sure he doesn't have to pee during play time, which is as important for a puppy as it is for a child. Good luck!!

Much of what the others have said is good. Make sure you don't greet him in an excited way when you come in the door. It can be hard but it really helps to keep him calm. It sounds like he is submission peeing. As soon as you get in, bring him out to potty. In fact, you might want to have a leash ready and let him come to the door to meet you, if he's loose in the house and take him out right away. Frequent potty runs may help. I'm not sure how to handle submissive peeing. Another thing I would check out, though, is a physical problem. You might want to get him checked for a urinary tract infection. If he has one, he can't control it. Thanks for adopting a puppy that needed a home. I have 2 rescues and they're great!

Congratulations on the puppy! They are so much fun and so willing to please and protect. First, when he pees in the house, don't rub his nose in it! How would you like to have your nose rubbed in your pee? Especially with a proud breed such as a German Shepard. Puppies are very submissive. He will tend to pee when frightened (I always say that they feel if they are going to die they're not taking the pee with them! LOL) or excited or when you yell at him. In a couple of months, when his bladder muscles get stronger, he will stop peeing all over. He is still a baby. Think of him as a human baby, we wouldn't expect a 4 month old baby to be fully potty trained yet would we? It's the same with a pet, yet we are figuring that they should be totally house trained at a few months old. Shoot, even my older dogs have accidents in the house. A couple of hints; first when you come home, try letting him greet you outside the front door. At least the pee will be easier to clean up. Focus on his joy at seeing you after your being gone forever (8 to 10 hours is an eternity in a puppy's life...and at this stage things have changed so much between his being born, weaned, and then changing homes in such a short period of time it is understandable that he is so excited that you came home to him. Right now you are his only constant, and he depends on you for everything!)I know that it is an annoyance that when you come home and are tired you have to clean up puppy pee, but you are building a friendship that will last for years and this stage will only last a short time. Secondly, when he is frightened, talk to him softly and reassure him that it's okay. Again, his peeing at being frightened is natural and he will grow out of it. When you were a small child and were frightened your parents (I hope they did this) would talk softly and reassuringly to you about what frightened you...right down to chasing the monsters out from under the bed! Don't yell at the dog. It scares the crap out of them. I have found that it is just as effective to speak sternly to them rather than yelling at them. For some reason dogs react like humans when you yell at them. They get to the point of tuning the yeller out. Also, small children get frightened at being yelled at, and a small puppy is similar to a small child. Also, if you yell at the puppy too much you will create a shy dog who will continue to have the pee problem. I guess what it amounts to in the short run is to equate your puppy as a baby, and deal with him like you would with a human baby and child. You wouldn't rub your child's nose in his pee, you don't expect them to be house trained totally at a very young age, and you wouldn't yell at your baby and scare the crap out of them needlessly. Your puppy will grow out of the constant peeing stage when his bladder muscles and his bladder grow up a little more. I assure you that this will pass.

Aww! I find your misfortune quite entertaining actually no offense. Anyway, we've had puppies before but they didn't have peeing problems, so I'm not sure how to go about it. My dog-lover instinct tells me to just let the dog be until he/she grows up. If your puppy doesn't outgrow the bad habit, then you might want to hire a trainer for just a day. Doggie diapers might also work. :) Good luck!

I don't have an answer for you but I can tell you that my lab still pees when he is scared or excited. We got him when he was a year old so I am not sure if he has done this forever or not, but I know enough now to walk away if he rolls over!

i have a puppy before and it pees all the time as well... we just can't help it... i think it is their nature to pee and you just have to teach him to pee in the specified place inside the house or outside the house... my mum teach the puppy to pee in the bathroom and evertime she pees somewhere else, she will be punished by confining her in the cage for some times... when she pees in the bathroom, she gets a reward like a pat, a rub on her head or a treat... as time goes by, she learns and she just pee in the bathroom... so it is easier for us to clean it... good luck and have a nice day...

You need to realize he is just a toddler. As he gets older he will gain more control but you might consider crate training. Most dogs will not go in a crate but be prepared to rush him out the door once he is out of the crate even if for just a few minutes. It also makes house breaking go much easier because he will start teething soon an and if you are gone and he is loose the furniture becomes fair game along with shoes, clothing, and bedding.

I would suggest crate training, to help ensure that he's getting the idea of housebreaking. Also, take him out immediately when you get home. He should grow out of the excited peeing, but if he doesn't, I would have him checked out with the vet to rule out any possible physical problem. My daughter has a new puppy, and she bought a kind of movable indoor fence that she paid about 75 dollars for. She can easily move it around to keep the puppy in areas where her accidents will not ruin the flooring. She said it was worth every penny.

I got my german shephard in December and he just got out of the peeing and pooping all ove the place stage . So yeah I think yours will grow out of it. Now just waiting for the chewing stage to stop.

Lol nice puppy but if you think that's weird check this creepy dog. Just go to youtube and search for "the most amazing dog" If i would run into that at night i'd be so bloody scared.

Maybe I am lucky that I don't have experience as you suffered because I always keep a big one who has been trained well!

Well,,all can i say is lucky next time you get a dog,, tx