Has anyone ever experienced this?

[renfest]

Merilyn is almost a year old and he does not life his leg to pee I must be a freak to even postthis but I never had a dog that did not lift their leg even my female Britt would squat and lift her leg any suggestions or should I just let him lift when he is ready?

rennie

[Glacier]

Earle is 7 and has never lifted his leg. Some dogs, even males, never do.

[luvofallhorses]

It's normal. Some boy dogs don't even lift their legs at all. My hound Buster is 2 and I haven't seen him lift his leg at all. I have however seen a few girl dogs lift their leg when they pee at the shelter where I volunteer.

[renfest]

I just thought that I was going crazy or something .. I just never remembered if any other dog that I had did that ..

rennie

[Karen]

My Sheba dog (first, best, smartest dog in the whole wide world) lifted HER leg to pee - she WAS the alpha dog of the neighborhood, no question. I have known some male dogs who never - or rarely - do so, and some who do so even when the tank is empty - to every lamp post, upright and building corner!

[Pembroke_Corgi]

My Sheba dog (first, best, smartest dog in the whole wide world) lifted HER leg to pee - she WAS the alpha dog of the neighborhood, no question. I have known some male dogs who never - or rarely - do so, and some who do so even when the tank is empty - to every lamp post, upright and building corner!

Marta lifts her leg, too. I think it's so funny, she marks more than my other two dogs combined.

[zoomer]

I think it's normal. Maybe he has been around too many girls dogs? . That happened to Georgia and now she lifts her leg

[bckrazy]

I've heard that marking has to do with if/when the boy was neutered, and if he's been around other males who mark. Fozzie still squats, but he has progressed to squatting with a little leg lift after following Gonzo around. =) Gonzo is a manly marking boy.

[IRescue452]

My mom's previous sheltie mix was trained not to lift his leg. It seems to be an easy thing to train. But some dogs never lift their legs. Why on earth would you want him to?

[SummerRiot]

If hes grown up with a female, he may squat for life lol

Riot has turned 11 months now and only within the last month has started to lift his leg.. he loves it and shows it off.. lol

[Rachel]

Count your blessings. One of the reasons I prefer female dogs is because of not having to deal with that incessant marking. I actually didn't think I would even want a male. When the lady who had Tucker brought him to our house meet him, he stopped before he came in to squat to pee. Little did he realize that one act possibly cinched his adoption. I had me a girly boy!

Tucker has since learned (from a doggy he wanted to emulate) the other method, but he still will only *lift* occasionally.