His approach to discipline is the same his interaction with her overall is a little different.
When she does something like this we both use quick correction saying "NO" and then take her outside to finish her business in the appropriate location. This also allows us to clean up the mistake without her seeing it.
Overall interaction is different only because he is home with her more. I think he spends more time doing what he needs to do without focusing on her. I have only a few hours a day home with the two of them so I spend quite a bit of that time going on walks and playing fetch. He does these things as much if not more with her but because he has more time with her he also has to let her entertain herself more often. We both feed her.
As for body language after peeing she is has ears up, head up (she doesn't have much of a tail so he hasn't really noticed) and is usually running away while still peeing (also rather annoying). She doesn't seem at all submissive. This usually happens when he is doing something else and for that reason I am inclined to think it is a ploy for attention she has never peed when people come over or when I get home which I would expect if she is an excited peer. It could be an infection but other than these instances she isn't peeing in the house at all. The only other detail is that I am never there when she does this. Two times he was home alone and I was at work and the last time I had gone outside to work in the yard and he was inside with her.
Thank you for your questions. What do you think?
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