Submissive behavior can occur with some dogs, though each dog may react differently. The most common signs of overly submissive behaviors include the following.
Your dog may show submissive behavior when dealing with a certain situation or thing causes them fear. There are some causes to this behavior that can be recognized. In some dogs it may be a fear of strangers, it may be fear of getting in trouble or other things that may cause this submissive behavior.
Submissive urination is called ‘submissive’ urination because it is a behavior that a dog uses to express that they are submissive to the situation at hand. This type of behavior can have many different causes, and it is a type of behavior that needs to be treated with extreme kindness and sensitivity.
There are ways in which to help stop your dog’s submissive behavior. These actions can range from encouragement to a reward system. Determining which submissive behavior your dog is showing will show you how to respond to it.
Dogs, or puppies, that submissively urinate do so as a way of saying, “Hey, I’m the submissive one here, you don’t need to worry about me being dominant.” These dogs are often very insecure, they have low confidence, they may have been abused in the past, or they may be very sensitive or easily excited.