I have had four intact males, and all of them began to leg lift around 7-10 months of age. My present laid- back boy still doesn't lift his leg to urinate, and he is almost 2 and a half. Not that it isn't okay with me <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> but it makes me wonder...could he still not have reached maturity, or maybe it is just be easier to squat? Does maturity really have anything to do with it?
I would be curious to know this information too. I have my first puppy and he started lifting his leg at 10 weeks. Starts off squatting and then slowly lifts his right leg, everytime. So what does that mean???
My son asked me about this the other day as he observed our male Border Collie doing his business out back. Seems all 3 of our males pose in a type of "stance" when they are just peeing on the grass/ground, but will lift their leg if they are peeing on something (bush, pole, fire hydrant, etc.) I told my son that they lift their leg when they're trying to aim...it's a guy thing. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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No one seems to know. I'm a vet tech and no doctor I've ever asked knew the answer either. My intact male just turned 3 years old and he still squats, every once in a while when he has to go really bad he'll lift his leg a little but that's it. His dad did the same thing. Aiko doesn't urinate on anything except the ground, so he really has no use in lifting his leg up. I think maturity plays a small role in this.
I had a dog that never that I saw lifted his leg. Lived to be 15 which is old for a rott. He also was very unaffected by life. I would not be concerned about whether the leg goes up or not. And yes he bit like a *** ** * ***** <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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