Jeannette Polowski Webboard User Reg: 03-12-2002
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My 3 1/2 year old male has never lifted his leg.. He has actually developed a sort of female like squat as he pees so that he is closer to the ground and doesn't get his front feet wet!
This particular dog is very mellow and I sometimes find him to be very feminine...( more so than any female dog I've ever had, LOL)and somewhat dopey...Oh well, we love him anyway!!
Bottom line, your dog may never lift his leg, but it isn't a big deal. Actually, I find it better, since I don't worry about him marking everywhere!!!
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Robert VanCamp Webboard User Reg: 11-28-2001
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My beloved Uher lifted his leg on people. . .at nearly every opportunity. . .so thank you're lucky stars yours doesn't.
My first TD was a nice lady till she was sitting on a hill watching the fieldwork and I sat down next to her. . .while Uher lifted his leg on her back with a nice big smelly squirt.
He'd lift his leg on other dogs, people's legs, people's cars. . .I suspect it was dominance related behavior cuz he didn't like it if you protested.
Mike J Schoonbrood Webboard User Reg: 04-30-2005
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My dog's sire was born Dec 2001, when I saw him in September 2004 he didn't lift his leg to pee. My own pup started to lift his leg to mark his spot at about 11 months, but now at 13 months he still doesn't lift his leg to relieve himself, only to mark his spot in a location that he can't stand over, like a bush or a tree.... he always peed on his front right paw, so I'd always make him walk around the wet grass before coming back in. Since his Sire didn't lift his leg at 2.5 years old, I never questioned my dog not doing it either. I know a guy with a doberman that's lifted his leg since 5 months old and likes to pee in the water bowl (sometimes he misses) if there's other dogs around.
My 15 month old JUST now started lifting his leg to pee and he's not around any other male dogs. I think with his oncoming sexual maturity, marking higher on the pole is mattering more to him.
Spyros Alvonellos Webboard User Reg: 06-17-2005
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I know that this has been discussed before but I can't seem to find it. Kato is 7 months old now and does not lift his leg to pee. Maybe thats a good thing. But when he really has to go, like first thing in the morning, he has a tendency to pee on his front leg. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> Or he will just stand there as it runs down the grass into a puddle at his feet. He does not squat, he stands. Is there a way to teach him to lift or I am better off if he doesn't lift?
Our 2 yr old GSD Aslan squatted for a long time. Off and on, you would see him lift his leg but it was very rare.
Then, after we got him his Girlfriend GSD Aisha in March all of that changed and he now lifts his leg and hikes every tree he can find, even if he doest't have to go too much.
Nancy Stinson Webboard User Reg: 12-26-2004
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I'm glad that my dog is not the only odd one then. I have not had a male pup since my younger days and I cant recall any of them standing to pee. Squatting like a female, yes. But this guy just stands there. Is there a way to teach him to aim? Potty training and aiming techniques with my now 18 yr old son was easy. But you cant tell a dog, "If you aim for the blue water it will change to green?" <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> The neighbors already think I am little nuts because I expect so much from my dogs. But I can hear the talk now. "Your not gonna believe what I saw this morning. I saw Nancy outside holding Kato's thingy, telling him - Aim for the grass, not your feet!" <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> It sure would stop the neighbors from asking me for training tips.
Mike J Schoonbrood Webboard User Reg: 04-30-2005
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I'm glad that my dog is not the only odd one then. I have not had a male pup since my younger days and I cant recall any of them standing to pee. Squatting like a female, yes. But this guy just stands there. Is there a way to teach him to aim? Potty training and aiming techniques with my now 18 yr old son was easy. But you cant tell a dog, "If you aim for the blue water it will change to green?" <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> The neighbors already think I am little nuts because I expect so much from my dogs. But I can hear the talk now. "Your not gonna believe what I saw this morning. I saw Nancy outside holding Kato's thingy, telling him - Aim for the grass, not your feet!" <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> It sure would stop the neighbors from asking me for training tips.
LOL my dog learnt that if he stretches out his hind legs that he doesn't pee on his paw, how far back he puts his hind legs depends on how tired he is and how bad he has to go, but I think there is a point in every pups life where he realizes that he's peeing on himself and tries to come up with a solution that works best for him. It's just like the crate training concept, dogs don't want to pee in their home, so they also don't want to pee on themselves, a solution naturally occurs.
My dog actually almost fell over trying to lift his leg up to mark his spot on a tree the other week, I about died laughing at the lil guy <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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