Dog nervous and can't control herself?

I have a about 2 yr. old Field Spaniel. If anyone ever comes to our house she always scrunches up but still goes up to the person but is acting like someone is holding her down and she wants to get up. Then most times she pees a little. Also when I go to take her outside I can't get her to stop jumping in the air then when I hold her down to put the leash on she is still trying to push up against me.(like a bucking bronco) How can I get her to control herself?

She is doing the 'please don't hurt me' routine with the scrunched down body, ears back, tail wagging greeting and the urination. This is supposed to show submission to another dog or person but sometimes I think this is an act and these 'submissive' dogs are fairly aggressive. Some of them do this act over and over again pestering other dogs and people until they get what they want.

I would see what happens when this behavior is ignored. You can also teach her to sit for greeting visitors in the hallway or you can also teach her to go to her bed or crate in another room when visitors come in. She can greet them after they have come in and settled down.

Some dogs are more stimulated by the doorbell, the front door opening, etc. and are calm once the person is actually inside the living room.

Here is a Cesar Milan clip on a border collie with a similar jumping problem when it comes to his leash.

If you are calm and bored (yawn a little) about the leash then your dog is more apt to be calm as well. Yelling at her to get off just excites her more and makes the whole thing a fun game for her.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fAD2T_bA...

Temperament is genetic.

give her treats and then say no when ever she trys to jump up and mabey when she was little she was abused by her recent owners and she has not been around alot of people so she is scared of it

I agree with the first answer, temperment is genetic. I have high energy Sibes, and my female (2.5yo) still piddles when I go to put her leash on. And she's is a nutcase when she gets excited. my male is a little better, he just never shuts up. My inlaws Aussie is also completely insane. Comes with the territory unfortunately. I would try private obedience lessons first.

Dogie Prozac?

She is submissive and a submissive urinator. Take her to a trainer than can help you handle her.

There are a few things going on here. She is doing what's called "Submissive urination" and chances are good that she's so nervous that she doesn't even know that she's doing it.
Dogs who have these problems cannot be punished in any way for the mistakes they've made. No verbal corrections, nothing. Can you give her a break from meeting people for a few weeks? Let her relax and keep exercising her as much as you can. Increasing her serotonin levels with exercise is one of the best things that you can do for her - and if field Spaniels are anything like field-bred retrievers, you're going to be very busy.
Building her confidence and building her relationship with you is vital. A class with clicker training in a group will help a lot.
To stop her from jumping in the air, use a Gentle Leader. This is a face harness:
http://www.sitstay.com/dog/supplies/serv...
and when introduced properly is a great training tool for your dog.
http://clickersolutions.com/articles/200...
Good luck! Remember : no punishments. This dog needs structure and kindness. You may want to look at NILIF:
http://www.k9deb.com/nilif.htm

She is probably peeing because she is excited to see new faces and smell new smells, if she is over excited tell her 'no' or speak calmly to her and pay her little or no attention if it continues. she should quickly calm down when visitor come and you should then reward her appropriately.

you have a timid yet hyper dog. I too think in a bad attempt to control her hyper activity someone abused her. Try a dog training class, and more exercise on a daily basis. We had a Cocker Spaniel that peed out of excitement bad news we could not get her to stop that little puddle when someone came to the house.

take her out and socialize her to be calm and not scared of other people and animals. as far as jumping she needs to be trained not to do that purchase a basic dog training book.

good luck

Sounds like your dog is afraid. Besides positive training using lots of treats, learn about triggers, thresholds and counter conditioning. This website has info about it

www.fearfuldogs.com

You need to not only change the dog's behavior but how she feels about the situations that she's afraid of.