When does leg lifting start?

[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!!!

[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.