When does leg lifting start?

[BOBS DAD]

I was actually kinda wondering about this too, cause Bob is like 3-1/2 months old and he is still squatting. About a month ago, he started to lift his leg - just ever so slightly - just a little. Often times he would do this a few secs after he started and raise his leg left in mid stream. So I thought, "this must be normal", like a transitional thing. Every week he'll raise it a little more until it was high and prowd!!! Yeah, here it is. I am a MAN and I am not afraid to show it. But I was wrong, Bob decided that he would go back to squatting. He didn't have any insecurities about his manhood and wasn't afraid to show his softer side. So...No big deal. I thought he might start again in the future, but from what I've been reading (and I must add, it has all been rather amusing), he may not. Cool... that's cool. YOU GO... BOB!!!

[k9krazee]

Micki was neutered at about 3 months old and he has never really lifted his leg and he's 4 years old. Once is a GREAT while he'll do it, but definately not all the time. I'm not sure when he first started though.

Jack was also neutered around 2-3 months and I first saw him lift his leg right after his first birthday.

[BORDER COLLIE LOVER]

Good question!
Wolfie will be 2 and he does NOT lift his leg. I am glad though. This way he wont mark in the house and if i ever see pee on a chair or couch i KNOW who is the guilty boy!

[anna_66]

I was reminded of this thread yesterday when I let Bon out.

We live in the country and there is a white horse that lives across the field. If he's out when Bon goes out Bon will usually run to the edge of the fence and bark a few times. But yesterday he went out with his tail straight in the air and hiked his leg on the fence Yep, I think he was marking his house.

[lv4dogs]

when i had Maddy, my first sibe, she killed my yard within a few days! i got a bottel of GreenGrass from Petsmart. you can see it here.

my yard was back to normal in just about a week. i give them to my dogs before we go on a trip so we don't kill grass wherever we stay.

Although yellow grass is no fun you really have to be careful with products like those. They work because they change the acidic levels in your dogs urine which can cause some serious even deadly health problems. IF you do have to feed them I strongly suggest you research the product extremely well, monitor your dogs blood work at least yearly and give them sparingly.

Here's a site with some more info:
http://dogs.about.com/od/dogcarebasi...rass_burns.htm

I will not feed them, I think my dogs health is more important than a beautiful lawn.
Watering downt he area well with a hose or the like will help keep your grass green & your dog healthy. Thats what I personally suggest.