my first dog was a spayed elkhound/husky cross who was pretty dominant and a real leg lifter - she taught a couple of my males who were "hose between the ankles" types how to pee like big boys <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
Ok, so essentially what you all are saying is that I need to find another male dog to teach my dog how to pee like a man. I'll have to find out when my hubby is available <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />
Oh and this really was a legitimate question...I was just curious as to whether it was related to his "issues".
Melissa,
Have you had his hips xrayed yet? That can be a factor.
I've always heard that neutering early will prevent leg lifting, but I have yet to experience it in Real Life. What it *does* seem related to is the amt of territoriality in the dog, ie my males who were xtremely territorial hiked early and often, neutered or not.
I had preliminary x-rays done on his hips awhile back, and the vet said they didn't look too bad. I didn't send them to OFA cause the vet wasn't concerned. He does have a bad knee. He is very loose in one knee and down in the pasturns. We're working on that, but haven't had any success yet. The strange thing is that no vet ever said anything to me about his legs. One of the dog trainers I consulted with said that Shadow looked almost like he had rickets. Shouldn't a vet have noticed this?? It never occured to me because I was completely uneducated about these things when I purchased this dog. He came from a bad breeder and a bad situation, and I've been suffering the consequences of my stupidity for more than a year now.
This dog is VERY territorial, so that can't be the problem. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
My GSD has always lifted his leg. Neutered at 1 year old after x-rays came back bad. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> He will sometimes squat in the backyard that is fenced in. He always lifts a leg outside or in new areas.
I think he may have learned from me, love to go outside, still stay on two feet <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> !!!
Now, a few of you have regarded male marking as a pain in the arse. Let me clarify this a bit. We used to have a family female dobe who would, upon being walked on her usual route, would pee in all the same places. That didn't seem like a big deal.
I take it males tend to be more vigorous and prolific regarding when and where they decide they want to spray?
Some are so bad they have to pee on the grass that is a little too tall. Anything standing alone is a target. Posts, fire hydrants, mail boxes, couch legs, table legs, Door jams, human legs that didn't move fast enough(the chinese delivery guy was not impressed) <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> ... You get the drift.
My first female dobe used to lift her leg and mark. She was smart about it though... she knew in order to hit her target she had to cock her leg in front of what she was aiming for. She rarely missed...
Melissa,
One of the dogs (still intact) in our sch club is 23 months old and is just now starting to lift, adn then only occassionally. His owner reports he has been very slow in maturing in all aspects. Maybe it's just the bloodlines...?
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