How can we avoid our dog doing this in the future?

I would jump to behavioral. If it was UTI should wouldn't have time to select something to pee on.

It was probably some dog ritual of getting your scents mingled again. I wouldn't be surprised if you did enough study on wolf packs you would find something similar when a member is lost and then found again.

I don't think you fawn over her too much, I think you abandon her too much. If you are in the habit of taking 2 long vacations a year try taking her on at least one of them. You're a pack, packs do things together.

Your dog does not "retaliate" or indicate sadness at your separation. She was just claiming her territory back after 10 days away. Dogs are for the most part adaptable, and I am sure she was fine at the sitters. She was just doing what dogs do naturally..placing fresh scent around her den.

Dogs can pee and pee and always have something left over to mark with! Next time this happens try taking her for a long walk before coming back in the house. It might be a good idea to leave her at the sitters until the evening so you can take her back, walk her and crate her right away...leaving no time to mark. Or, leash her inside and pick her up anytime she starts to display marking posture. Yelling will not help.

Dogs are not spiteful. Spite is a human emotion that dogs are incapable of feeling. Dogs do feel emotions like happiness or sadness but they can't feel spiteful or greedy or any human-like emotions. Applying human characteristics to animals is called Anthropomorphism.

While it is uncommon to hear about, females do mark at times. She peed on your wife's clothes so her scent and your wife scent mixed together and it was comforting to her. The other instances were because she wanted everyone to know that this was her home. (Don't think that is her asserting her "dominance." Dominance theory is old school and proven to be wrong anyway.)

However, just to rule out the UTI, give her a few days to settle back in and see if the behavior subsides. If not, it would not hurt to take her to a vet just to be on the safe side. A housetrained dog that is settled back in to her routine should not be urinating in the house and it could be a sign that something is medically wrong.

It may be marking her territory, but she might also have been reacting to the stress of separation. This is not her letting you know so much as a reaction to the stress. They don't think or plan the way humans do.

Most likely, she has been away from the house and is letting everyone know it is hers. You could talk to your vet though. It wouldn't be a bad idea.

in simple terms like a huge bro he feels the two conserving and jealous at as quickly as. ascertain he gets lots of interest while the toddler is around, no longer basically while toddler is sound asleep. And be careful- do no longer pass away them on my own till the dogs gets over his thoughts.

She needs to be checked for a urinary tract infection. This is the most common cause of a trained dog peeing all over the house.

Before you jump to a behavioral issue you should have your dog checked for wither a urinary tract infection or possible bladder stones. She may have a full bladder but stones or crystals could be preventing her from completely emptying her bladder. Or, she could have a UTI and feel the need to go frequently.

i think i would take it to the vet too... it also might be scared from being yelled at but my dog use to pee every whr wen she was excited to see me like when i got back from a track meet in Hershey's it was the longest i was away from her it was dripping down her leg and everything but it stopped when i held her and hugged her for like an hour

She needs a trip to the vets office - it sounds like she has a urinary tract infection.

Have you ever had a bad bladder infection - same thing. She can't hold her urine, so will go where ever she is.

What a story.