Dog Weak Bladder

I'm looking to adopt a new dog?
Although I've had two dogs in the past (when I was a smallish kid), I still don't know much about breeds and their traits. I want a new dog, but I want a dog that my mom will actually like, so I can keep him or her. So, I'm going to give a list things that my mom wants in a dog, so that perhaps someone could point out some breeds that would fit the bill. -Short hair -Relatively friendly -Small in size -Doesn't look like an old lady (like a pug...although I think it's kinda cute) -Relatively easy to train And here are some things she definitely dislikes in a dog: -Weak bladder -Weak stomach -Relatively mean -Slobbers uncontrollably Oh, and please don't recommend a Chihuahua. We've had one before, and she didn't like it very much. Thanks. Oh, I almost forgot, she prefers energetic dogs over lazy ones. Ahaha, I'm telling my mom that I want to get a dog. And the reason there's a list of requirements is because we have a disabled four-year-old and we don't want to put her in danger, y'know? I really, really want a dog and my mom is a very big animal lover (seriously, her house used to be like a barn when she was a kid) but she is very strict about the type of breed we get since we've got a child in the house. And we think it's not fair to get a dog that would put my sister in danger, then have to kick it right back out. So we want to get just the right dog so we don't have to do that. (as far as looking like an old lady...well..my sister is afraid of dogs like that and my mom thinks it's weird.)

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What to do about my dogs weak bladder?
My husband adopted a beagle mix two months ago. She's a fantastic dog, and after that first month of basic obedience training, she's really become an amazing pet. Our only issue is that she has the weakest bladder EVER. She wakes me up in the middle of the night to go pee, even if it's just a tiny bit. She asks to go out, and often barely even pees. We go for a walk, another dog approaches us, and she pees (I realize that's a submissive behavior). We like her to sleep in her dog bed in our room so she doesn't have the run of the house while we're asleep. I picked her up last night to take her to bed (she doesn't always come right away) and she peed a little, then leaked a little pee onto her bed. I made an appointment to see if it's a UTI or kidney issue, but that's not until next tuesday. Does this sound like UTI to anyone? Anything I can do?

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