How old before they lift their leg to pee

I have a 7 month old male puppy that still squats and pees.When do they start lifting up their leg?

My male dog was 8 months old when we got him and he lifted his leg since day one.

Some male dogs NEVER lift their legs, which there is nothing wrong with that.

Some males don't. I know Buster does that and it's perfectly normal. :)

thanks, Just wanted to make sure that there was nothing wrong and to see if anyone else dog did this.

nope sometime's my makle dosn't lift his leg and sometimes he does that a lil. weird or maybe it's not?

My Cairn, Murph was lifting his leg by 6 mos. Whether peeing or marking, he lifts it.

My Collie, Oz, started lifting his leg around 18 mos old. He only lifts to mark though. He squats for peeing. He's so tall, I don't think he can keep his balance for as long as it takes to pee.

My other Collie, Gull, was lifting his leg by 6 mos for short pees. Although, he doesn't lift it like you would normally see a dog do. He just casually lifts it a lil' off the ground, sort of dangling there still by his side. He's 18 mos now and still doesn't mark. For long pees though, he squats like Oz does. Again I think it's a balance thing being so tall.

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Maggy lifts both her back legs at the same time!!! :rolleyes:

Earle never did learn to lift his leg. He's 6 now. Muskwa, Earle's sire, has lifted his leg since he could stand!

Sleet, a spayed female without a dominant bone in her body, always lifts her back leg to pee!

Jack is 9 months and he has never lifted his leg to pee. Micki is 4 and he only very very seldomly lifts his leg. My female Shadow lifts her leg quite often though!

i have had only one male dog. he was a red heeler. we had to give him away when he was 7 months, and he didn't lift his leg yet. it really depends on the dog.

My dog Bruno never lifted his leg. He was fifteen when I put him down in 03. Finn sometimes lifts his leg, sometimes doesn't. He'll sometimes even lift his leg, and while he's peeing, it'll slowly move down and end up on the ground. ;) Like he gets tired. Lazy dog. :rolleyes:

Grant lifts his leg sometimes, sometimes he squats. Sadie lifts her leg to pee on garbage cans, stop signs, mailboxes, bushes, etc. I tell her people are going to think she is a boy. :o Maggie sometimes lifts her leg but she is so low to the ground you can't really tell. He doesn't have to lift his leg just because he's a boy. :)

Brock didnt start until he was 1 1/2. Even now he doesnt always lift. Usually he only does it when hes marking.

All 3 of the male dogs i've had never lifted there leg.

If MAXIMUS has to actually pee, he squats. But, he marks everything he can. He suprised me by lifting his leg when he
was only a year and a half.

Sherman was 1 1/2 when we got him and he still mostly squatted. He's 2 1/2 now ans lifts his leg if he's peeing ON something, but squats when he' s out in the open. Star is a dominant female, and she lifts her leg most of the time (I'm SO glad to see that she's not the only female that pees like male!)

Nova is 1 1/2 and he sometimes lifts his leg..... Eclipse is 9 months old and he squats.... Thunder is 5 months old and he lifts his leg as high as he can! :)

I'm not quite sure when Nebo started lifting his leg. I believe he was over a year, maybe 1 1/2 years or so. He only does it if there's something to lift his leg on, like a tree nearby (or fire hydrant :p ) otherwise he does this pathetic squat....usually he walks while squatting too. :rolleyes:

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Originally posted by Lobodeb
Maggy lifts both her back legs at the same time!!! :rolleyes:

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that has got to be cute..lol..how does she do that,lol..lol..:D :D