My Dog Has Bladder Leakage When She Gets Nervous, Thinks She Is In Trouble, Or Gets Too Excited. She Is Housebroken, But Does This. What Is Causing It?

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Initially have your dog examined by a veterinarian to make sure there is no medical cause for the inappropriate urination.  Urinary tract infections are common especially in female dogs--she needs to be screened for a urinary tract infection.
If the problem is behavioral work with your veterinarian and a trainer to help.  Learning to help your dog calm down when it gets excited or stressed will help stop the urination.  When you know a trigger is present or about to happen have your dog go to a blanket or kennel to reduce anxiety.  When she is calm you give her a release command.  Also disassociating sounds with things that cause excitement will help. 
There are certain behavioral medications that can be prescribed by your veterinarian.  These anxiety medications can help and then we try to wean them down to the lowest effective dose.
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How old is your dog?  Is it possible she is still young and her bladder is not completely mature yet?  If you do not think this is an issue you might try working on the root cause of the problem.  If she gets excited at the sound of a door bell you would want to teach her to be calm instead.  For example you could have her sit and stay every time she hears the doorbell.  Likewise if she is afraid of the rain and urinates as a result you can work on getting her comfortable with the rain.   My dog is thunder phobic and shakes like crazy when it starts raining out.  To help control the situation I helped her establish a "safe spot" where she felt comfortable and she goes there when it rains and she is fine now.  See if you can determine the factors that cause the peeing and then try to find a way to prevent her anxiety.   Hope this helps you some, good luck.

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