Ok, some of you may think this is an incredibly stupid question, but Caniche made a comment in the other thread about her dog lifting his leg, so I need to ask.
My male GSD is 20 months and has never, not one single time, ever lifted his leg to pee. Is this a nerve or temperment type issue of some sort or is it just something that some male dogs never do for whatever reason?
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Yes, that is a very serious nerve issue. What you need to do is grab him by the. . .and then aim it for him. . .and he should lift his leg so he doesn't pee on himself. . . <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
I have no idea about that behavior. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
ROFL! Thanks VanCamp...I knew I could count on you to give me your professional opinion on the subject. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
I'm asking because I'm curious if it has something to do with his weird nerves. That and I get kind of tired of the people in the neighborhood sounding surprised when they ask if he's a boy or a girl. When I tell them he's a boy, they say "But he pees like a GIRL!"
My dog was neutered at 6 months and started lifting his leg at about 10 months. Despite being altered he is a very big marker. Sometimes I can't even get him to run around the park because his head is down sniffing for who's been in his park and marking every bench and tree. He does still squat though. Depends on whether he found something good to lift his leg on or if it's on flat grass (maybe overmarking a female dogs mark), then he'll squat.
I don't know why yours hasn't lifted his leg. If he liked other dogs I'd take him out with another male who marks. That usually gets the other dog to over mark. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
Well, Shadow was neutered at 9 months of age, because we were hoping it would help the aggression. We live in a neighborhood with lots of dogs, and he runs around smelling where all the other dogs marked their territory. He usually squats and pees near the place the other dog marked, but if it's a tree or something, he will squat near the tree instead of marking on it.
I don't know if or when your dog was neutered but dogs neutered before they reach sexual maturity may never lift. Caniche is right, for these dogs lifting is a learned behavior. My dog was neutered at five months and didn't lift until he was 16mo. (he is 20mo. now) after watching his dog friend lift a few times. First few times he tried it, he nearly fell over. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> Now, he lifts and marks all the time. So you might have him watch or hang out with a lifting dog friend. I don't know the answer if your dog is unneutered.
Actually, my dog lifted on his own. I still remember his first time fondly. Another puppy milestone. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
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