When does leg lifting start?

[lv4dogs]

Kaige is 9 months old, in tact & still doesn't lift his leg, hasn't even begun to try to either.
I wouldn't worry, personally I think it's a good thing, there's less of a chance for him to mark.

[jackie]

Tito never lifted his leg until we got Bella, and then when we ot Bo, Bella started lifting her leg too! LOL

[pitc9]

When I adopted Buddy he was a year old and intact and never lifted his leg. Untill I had a male dog visit my yard and he lifted his leg to mark and ever since then Buddy has lifted his leg. I wish he never started because I spend a lot of time and money each Spring to replace flowers and plants he has killed by peeing on them.
But... I guess boys will be boys!!

[lute]

a breeder freind had a male sibe that started lifting his leg at 10months and she also had a sibe that didn't start lifting until he was like 2yrs old!

[lute]

When I adopted Buddy he was a year old and intact and never lifted his leg. Untill I had a male dog visit my yard and he lifted his leg to mark and ever since then Buddy has lifted his leg. I wish he never started because I spend a lot of time and money each Spring to replace flowers and plants he has killed by peeing on them.
But... I guess boys will be boys!!

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.

[Vela]

Just be careful about giving treats that change the ph of your dog's urine, it could cause problems with some dogs with their bladder and kidneys.

[labmomma]

Neither one of my boys lifts a leg yet; one is a year and the other two. I kind of like it because after I come home from the car wash my tires stay clean. Mine also have a very "macho" leaning forward position. LOL

[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!!!

[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.