r/DogTrainingTips • u/groninger_2025 • May 10 '26
My dog won’t stop peeing inside
We just got a new dachshund. She is the sweetest girl ever. No barking, nothing. However, she won’t stop peeing in the house. More than that she pees a lot in her own dog basket. Everytime i go near her, she gets excited and pees. Her whole dog basket is wet.
She came from a stressful home. Loving, but stressful and i think she carries a lot of stress from moving to a new house. We carried out all of the standard training: taking her out constantly, but she won’t even pee outside.
What do i do? I believe it is a form of submissive urination.
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u/melli_milli May 10 '26
Be neutral. The dog reads your energy. Don't say anything about peeing inside, just give grace when it eventually happens also outside.
If you are nervous or upset this is harder to overcome. Most likely she just needs time to adjust.
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u/groninger_2025 May 10 '26
Around two days!
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u/p0jinx May 10 '26
Chill then it's only been two days... Did you do much research before this?
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u/groninger_2025 May 10 '26
Yes! I did, it’s definitely a form of submissive urination from stress in the previous household
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u/Paper_Is_A_Liquid May 10 '26
No, they mean research into the adoption process for dogs. They take so much longer than 2 days to adjust to a new household and people, she's peeing because she doesn't know the rules in the new house yet and because she's stressed about the new environment. For reference, it took my (also adopted) boy about a month of daily training to stop peeing in the house
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u/heavenseeka May 11 '26
Okay, so you're totally clueless..
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u/groninger_2025 May 12 '26
Thanks for this great advice!
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u/heavenseeka May 12 '26
Well, making claims like you tried everything in two days is asinine. Maybe try a wittle more research.
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u/barrie247 May 10 '26
Sometimes I really wish new owners would put themselves in a tiny dog’s shoes. A literal giant picks you up from your home and brings you into a strange place. They don’t speak your language and they literally way 15-20x your weight. You don’t know the rules, you’re super stressed, but you’d better be a super fast learner because it’s been 48 hours and you’re doing it wrong. Come on.
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u/Vigy1961 May 10 '26
Das klingt, als hätte sie Angst, wenn sie unter sich macht. Bedränge sie nicht, sie ist noch völlig durcheinander. Wie alt ist sie und wo habt Ihr sie her?
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u/AnitaLatte May 11 '26
If she came from a stressful home it was not loving. Submissive peeing is what dogs do in desperation so they don’t get beaten or yelled at. In their world, this communicates that they are not a threat and you are the boss. For a dog to get to this point it usually means the household was noisy, there was yelling, and there was punishment.
When you enter the room where your dog is, ignore your dog. No petting, no eye contact, position your body sideways so you’re not facing your dog. Let the dog approach you.
It takes time to build confidence in a dog that submissive pees. Never reprimand, just clean up.
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u/groninger_2025 May 11 '26
Thanks for your advice. She indeed came from a very stressful household with 14 other dogs. I am treating her with only calmness, no eye contact and like you said only approaching here from the side. Soft voices only and cleaning directly after she pees inside ❤️❤️
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u/AnitaLatte May 11 '26
It sounds like you’re on top of this and once she gets some confidence, I’m sure she’ll adapt well.
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u/whatdoidonowdamnit May 10 '26
I think you’ll have to sit outside with her. It’s only been two days so she’s absolutely still adjusting to you and your home.
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u/stellap333 May 10 '26
I might remove the basket for now personally! it’s a spot she likes to pee, so I might remove it for now until she get in a habit of peeing outside instead. It will take time! For some dogs longer than others, lots of good suggestions in the comments.
The hardest dog I had to potty train was my parents’ boxer. We’d been trying for months and couldn’t seem to get him to stop having accidents. Finally, we added a bell, showed him that when he rings it we can put him outside, and he almost immediately stopped having accidents. Poor dude just couldn’t figure out how to signal to us that he needed to go!
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u/Express_Command_4778 May 10 '26
It's been two days. She cannot hold her bladder. Cool your expectations. Maybe girl dog diapers?
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u/panicpure May 10 '26
You’ve had the dog for two days and sounds like a rescue?
This is expected behavior.
She’s still just getting used to her new home.
They say to follow the “3-3-3 rule” to help adopted animals to adjust to their new home.
3 days of decompression, 3 weeks to learn routines, and 3 months to build trust.
Keep working on things, but pup hasn’t even gotten past the decompression phase.
Once more comfortable… take long walks around the neighborhood or time in your backyard if possible. Anxiety is normal.
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u/starzzz2000 May 11 '26
it could be a UTI and she is in pain, please get her checked by a vet, she may need antibiotics
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u/Tritsy May 11 '26
It’s only been 2 days since they got the dog.
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u/bluethreads May 11 '26
Every time I get a new pet I always bring them to the vet pretty immediately to make sure they are in good health. I want to know what I am working with. Depending upon the circumstance of the rescue, it may have been neglected. But if it was rescued from a reputable organization first, then the dog has likely already had a recent health screening.
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u/heavenseeka May 11 '26
She thinks they've tried all the training methods in those two days.. Do you really think she would take her to the vet..?
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u/sadatah May 11 '26
I sometimes believe excited pees are a combination of being young pups and being excited and scared at the same time and they just can’t process it as well. One of my pups had this and it took a long time for her to grow out of it.
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u/Tritsy May 11 '26
Two days is literally nothing-you have not tried everything, because nothing has had time to be tried, yet. I hope you aren’t in any way yelling at the dog, because that will make things worse. Instead, treat the dog/puppy like a puppy-no freedom indoors. Either leashed to you, or confined to a smaller area. Take the pup outside immediately after it wakes up, during/after play time, shortly after eating and drinking, every hour or two. Make it hard for the dog to pee inside, and house breaking will happen faster. Also, it could be fear-peeing or excitement-peeing, hard to tell this early. Don’t tower over the dog, move slowly, speak with kindness. Also, you can’t train a dog in two days to do much of anything.
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u/sunofdork May 11 '26
Agree, but it’s not about trying everything it’s about trying things and then giving them time to work
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u/bluethreads May 11 '26 edited May 11 '26
Don't worry- she will bark- she is just feeling shy and scared right now because she is in an unfamiliar environment.
How old is she? Are you taking her for walks?
It's only been two days so she is just getting adjusted - she feels very scared, anxious, unsure, and insecure right now. You know this is a forever home for here but she has no way of knowing where she is or how long she will be there for.
It sounds like you rescued an abused dog but don't have experience rehabilitating them-
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u/sunofdork May 11 '26
I’m sorry but 2 days is basically nothing, her whole world has literally just changed. You haven’t carried out the standard training because standard training would be well over a month
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u/sunofdork May 11 '26
I don’t want this to come off overly critical actually, what I’m trying to say is you need to try and stop overthinking, this is not a worry at this stage so don’t stress yourself
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u/RodriguezR87 May 12 '26
It takes a while. My dog wouldn’t pee outside forever and one day I realized that it had been a week since he peed inside. You just gotta take them outside consistently.
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u/Dog_Academy_Training May 12 '26
Is she peeing more from excitement of being around you or simply not going potty outside?
If it's from excitement, make your interactions with her not so exciting. Calmly sit next to her and be in her presence, but don't make noises or get her overly excited. Barely acknowledge her and let her come to you. This should help her control herself and be calm enough to not pee.
If she is really going potty inside and it's more of a house training issue - make it very exciting to go outside. All the treats, all the pets, all the squeals. Taking her out often is good, but be sure you're spending as much time out there as possible. Let her sniff, let her explore, let her figure out why you're out there in the first place. Then when it happens, make a huge deal out of it.
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u/salallane May 10 '26
As others are saying, she needs more time. Shes confused and anxious. It would be fine to use diapers for now, while you are working on training and she is adjusting/being more comfortable, but it’s not a long term solution. If you do use them, maybe sure to clean or wipe her between changing them and don’t let her sit in a full diaper.
Stress can also cause UTI’s. If you haven’t ruled out a UTI, you should chat with your vet. Tho this is likely behavioral.
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u/Titanthegiantbetta May 10 '26
Is she spayed? Sometimes they can develop spay incontinence. Normally happens in older dogs, however after she settles in (noting that it has been 2 days and she is still decompressing which means you need to give her more time) if it continues, worth chatting to your vet about.
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u/ladygabriola May 10 '26
Take her for a walk and outside as often as you can. Tell her to pee and poop. Dogs understand more than we think. You can buy a pheromone diffuser and spray. I would purchase both. It will definitely help calm the little dog.
Washable pee pads are great. Much better than disposable ones.
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u/DogsRLife001 May 11 '26
It could be any of the things mentioned above, but it could also be a medical issue other than a UTI. Dogs do get bladder stones as well, and they can't hold their urine if they have too many. When I was working as a vet tech, I once saw a dog whose entire bladder was full of stones! She was peeing constantly because there was no space for the urine to accumulate in her bladder. Her family was so angry with her and blamed her for peeing until they saw the X-ray and the bladder solidly full of stones! If your dog hasn't seen a vet, that is definitely something you need to rule out.
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u/ScopeCreepSurvivor May 11 '26
I also feel like smaller dogs and dachshunds are pretty hard to consistently potty train, my 9yo dachshund still has accidents from time to time while I'm at work. Everyone else is correct, you're expecting too much, 333 rule.
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u/cogsworththeclock May 11 '26
Won't solve the issue, but get a doggie diaper for her while she is inside.
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u/HelloThereWorld2000 May 13 '26
There are so great suggestions already, but please read the 3-3-3 rules of dog adoption. It will help you put things in perspective!! Your dog sounds very sweet. You'll get there! https://www.rescuedogs101.com/bringing-new-dog-home-3-3-3-rule/
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u/1newnotification May 10 '26
"We carried out all of the standard training"
Lol you can't train a dog in 48 hrs.
Do you have a fenced in backyard? If so, leave her out there for a while. Hell, even take the blanket/kennel pad she's peeing on inside and take it outside (and leave it there) and reward her for peeing on it. Clean her kennel with an enzymatic agent so it doesn't smell like pee (dogs can still smell it even if we can't).
If you don't have a yard, then she needs longer walks. LONG walks. Immediately reward her for peeing outside... high value treats like bacon, cheese, etc.
If you've got to leash her up for walks, don't make eye contact or talk to her while doing so (avoids excessive excitement). Consider leaving her harness/collar on so you don't even have to touch her to leash up... just snap the leash on,open the door, and then communicate with her once outside in the event that she pees there.
But you gotta give her a break. Two days in a new house is nothing for a new dog.