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Siberian Husky peeing on the floor as if scared

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Question
I have a full blooded AKC registered Siberian Husky named Makia. Makia is mine and my husbands baby he is spoiled rotten.  When ever my husband gets near Makia he pees on the floor and cowers as if he is scared or has done something wrong.  We do not spank Makia very often and we are not spanking him for this.  We do tell him bad dog but that is about it.  We thought maybe it was because my husband is a heavy set tall man and that maybe he was for some reason scared of him however Makia has started doing the same thing when I come around him from time to time.  My husband can only pet Makia if he comes to him.  If he bends down to pet him he pees.  Dan tries to play with Makia often, and Makia likes it or at least he seems to.  Makia knows he is loved and for this reason we do not know why this behavior has started.  We do not know how long this has been going on but I can only assume it has been for at least 2-4 years.  His check up was all normal, he got a clean bill of health.  My husband can not even take Makia out to go potty because of this.  Makia is not spayed yet, he does not play or live with other dogs.  Makia has attacked another dog so we are scared to get him around other dogs.  I take Makia out 2-3 times a day, he does not get taken out more because we are both sleeping during the day as I work third shift and my husband is in school during the day.  Makia tends to sleep when we sleep so he is not up moving around and holds his bladder very well except for the times when he does this scared type of peeing.  We are at the end of our rope can any one advise us as to why Makia might be doing this and how we can help to correct it. Thank you for your help.

Answer
Hi Elisha, This problem is due to fear, and fear can lead to aggression. Your dog should be neutered right away, and you should contact a canine behaviorist so that someone can teach you how to exercise and discipline your dog. For some reason your dog sees your husband, and possibly you, as very alpha pack leaders (which is normally good), but has associated this with fear rather than leadership.  Since this has gone on for a couple of years, you really should seek the help of a professional. It would be best to get a behaviorist to help you rather than a dog trainer, who may or may not be educated in canine behavior problem solving. Do not ever hit this dog, there are many other good ways to discipline a dog. This dog could easily switch and the fear could turn to aggression. I say this because you have already seen the dog act aggressively towards other dogs. This is a serious issue. Please leave me some feedback and follow-up to let me know how things are going. Thank you for writing. Regards, Susan