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<DIV><FONT face=Baltimore color=#800000 size=4>Gaylene wrote: "<FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>PLEASE don't assume that every dog
who urinates submissively, or has other disturbing behaviors, has been
abused. I think it is a really big mistake to assume that abuse is the
only reason."</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Baltimore color=#800000 size=4>I have to second
this. I have bought puppies that I know were never abused and a
couple had submissive urination as youngsters. I have bred puppies,
and it always seems as if 1 out of the litter is a submissive
urinator. All of my puppies are much loved and happily
socialized. All of these youngsters, bought or bred have
outgrown the problem. Sometimes I don't even think it is a
submissive problem as much as a developmental one, especially with young
dogs. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Baltimore color=#800000 size=4>That is not to say that older
rescued dogs who do it haven't been abused or neglected. Another
reason could be pediatric spay/neuters. Some shelters and breeders
S/N puppies as young as 8 weeks. There are cases of leaking
and other urination/bladder problems as the dogs get older.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Baltimore color=#800000 size=4>Cathy Blatz<BR><A
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