puppy pees at commands only when inside

Question
I have a 6 month old cocker and we have been dealing with her excite peeing since the day we had her. We know she needs to grow out of it but lately she has developed a habit of peeing when we ask her to come to go potty outside. She has always peed alittle due to excitement and in the last month she has started to run away when we call her and she pees to full elimination when we try and take her outside. Nothing in our routine has changed, just one day she refuses to come. We had treats she loves that are only at the front door and she has no problem with come at parks or in training school but still she does it inside. If we offer her treats she still pees the whole way walking to us in the house, ears back, head low. She will also run behind the couch which is by the front door and pee full elimination. A previous trainer has told us to ignore it (it got worse) another said pick her up (she is getting too big and isn't solving the underlying issue) and another said to yell at her (also making it worse).We are at our wits end trying to help her get over this and need help!

Answer
Many dogs eventually outgrow it, but you can reduce it by building the dog's confidence up. Start with obedience training. The key to most behavior problems is approaching things using the dog's natural instincts. Dogs see all the people and dogs in the household as a pack with each having their own rank in the pack and a top dog. Life is much easier if the 2 legged pack members outrank the 4 legged ones. You can learn to play the role of top dog by reading some books or going to a good obedience class. A good obedience class or book is about you being top dog, not about rewarding standard commands with a treat. Start at http://www.dogsbestfriend.com/ As you praise the dog for following your commands, it will build its confidence.

Play tug of war with the dog and lose. However at the end of the game, take the rope or toy and put it up, less the dog becomes confused about who is top dog. Ropes from the pets' store quickly turn to hazardous shreds. Ones I made lasted much better. Go to a hardware or home center that sells rope by the foot. Buy 2' of 3/4" poly rope. Melt the ends, and tie knots in it. Get them as tight as possible, put it in a vise and pound it with a hammer. Watch carefully, and be ready to discard when it comes apart.

Finally, make sure it has a den to live in. If you are not using a crate, buy one. The dog may be happier in its den than loose in the house. It relaxes, it feels safe in its den. It rests, the body slows down reducing the need for water and relieving its self. Dogs that have been crated all along do very well. Many of them will rest in their crates even when the door is open. I think the plastic ones give the dog more of a safe, enclosed den feeling. Metal ones can be put in a corner or covered with something the dog can't pull in and chew. Select a crate just big enough for the full grown dog to stretch out in.

A dog that has not been crated since it was little, may take some work. Start out just putting its toys and treats in the crate. Praise it for going in. Feed it in the crate. This is also an easy way to maintain order at feeding time for more than one dog.