[ChicoEddie]

As I posted before we have taken in two adult chi's. They have a few issues, but the one that is most frustrating is that they are scared of us. When we try to get close to take them outside or what not they shake. The 8 month old leaks urine everywhere. We are waiting for him to get altered, once this is done and he relaxes will it let up? We do have belly bands but he wets through them so quickly. When he's nervous, happy he trails it all over the place.

 

[svdreamer]

Poor babies. Have they been checked for a urinary infection? If so, then they just need time to settle down. I had a few girls that did this when I rescued them, it did go away. Unless I scare Isis, then she still does it. And the trick with a belly band is to put a sanitary napkin in the band to stop them from leaking through. If a regular doesn't work, try an overnight one.

 

[ChicoEddie]

I will definitely try the sanitary napkin. Thank you.

 

[kimr]

Were these rescues?

I'm asking because you don't know what the little things have been through, and sometimes it takes longer to break them of bad habits in these cases.

I've got a male terrier/Chi mix I rescued over 2 years ago, and we're still trying to bring some semblance of normalcy to his life. I was the only person in the world that he was not terrified of when we got him. He warmed up to my daughter first - but I think it was because she reminded him so much of me - same voice, same tone, same laid back attitude. It took 6 months before he stopped biting my husband daily - he acted out his fear with aggression - he was abused, and expected everyone to abuse him. After 2 years, he finally decided my big tattooed son was okay and stopped biting him.

Patience is the best advice I can give you. These little dogs deserve it, and you'll reap the rewards a hundred times over.

If they are urinating out of fear, I don't think the neuter will stop this. You will have to resolve their fear and teach them to trust you. Then it will stop. But neutering will stop them from marking their territory usually.

 

[Brodysmom]

That definitely sounds like submissive urination, rather than a medical problem. You can google it to find articles/advice.

 

[Tink]

^^What she said. I was about to say the same thing.

Neutering won't solve the problem. They require patient handling to resolve this permanently. It won't be a quick fix and the details of how to deal with it are way to extensive to go into here. But like Tracy said, google "submissive urination" and you'll get a wealth of information!