[altosburg]

The exact reason i decided to get a girl!!! but now that i have Vindex i just hope he doesnt start lifting his leg. its not so bad in the summer but in the winter its hell!!

They dont lift their leg in the house unless you allow them to...

Not all do, especially when they're trained not to. Males don't (intact or not) don't HAVE to go around marking everywhere.

Ditto.

[tsaaapla]

For what it's worth, Laine (now about 2.5 or 3 years, hard to remember) started lifting his leg when he was about a year and a half old, well after he was neutered, but he doesn't always lift his leg... in fact, he usually doesn't.

Opie (now about 7.5 months) on the other hand has been leg-lifting for like, three months, and he always does it.

[ftpsoft]

Gosh is he ever cute. I still got most of Bransens baby teeth.

[altosburg]

This morning I gave Bear something crunchy and he spit out one of his back teeth

And I was messing with him right now looking at his mouth and the other one on the other side is loose, almost out, probably will be by the end of the night!!!

My little man is growing up!!!

His canines are turning the color right before they fall out too

Now all I want him to do is pee like a boy dog lol how long until he finally lifts his leg? He is starting to pee in multiple places when we walk him, but still no leg lifting..

Here is a picture from the other day

[dicemets]

Raj just started lifting his leg...once in awhile lol My friends dog didnt lift his until a year and a half...and my nanas 5 year old boxer STILL doesnt haha

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hey! our boys are making the same face ha ha (in my avatar lol)

[flowersnewaho]

Depends on the dog,.. Achilles is almost 2 years old and still squats more often than not to pee. Powder on the other hand was lifting his leg before he turned 1. Panini lifts her leg to pee more than Achilles does .

[altosburg]

How old is he? I hope it doesnt take that long lol other males my family has had always seemed like they started before a year old... unless they got fixed early, then they didnt.

LOL they are!

[tsaaapla]

Man Bonnie spat out TWO of her teeth, and before I could get them, she hoovered them right back up! You'd think they tasted good or something....

[mynaflzak]

Pookie you have to send him to me! xD
Did you save the tooth?
My cousin's dog still doesn't lift his leg and he's gonna be 3 .

[altosburg]

Man Bonnie spat out TWO of her teeth, and before I could get them, she hoovered them right back up! You'd think they tasted good or something....

Lol he wasnt to thrilled that what he was chewing on wasnt his crunchy rawhide so he spit it out

Pookie you have to send him to me! xD
Did you save the tooth?
My cousin's dog still doesn't lift his leg and he's gonna be 3 .

But then my love would be gone! Lol I think I should have gotten two pups from his litter

Yea, I saved one of his front teeth that I pulled out and then the one he spit out today lol I though I was being weird but then my BF told me I had to lol

I am really hoping to get one of his canine teeth

[Metalhead]

My lifted his leg for the first time at 9 months old. Took him a few more months before he did it consistently. My dog is unaltered though, and I think that made him more likely to hike his leg. I noticed less leg lifting in neutered males.

[altosburg]

Yea I dont want to neuter Bear until he pee's like a boy dog lol I might not neuter him until I have to, like if I move from where I am and he has a yard to play in. I just want him to grow and be all he can be, and not get cut off to early.. if at all.

(no I am not breeding him)

[Metalhead]

Is he an indoor dog, or does he live outside?

[altosburg]

He is an indoor dog. We dont have yard right now, so he is always on a leash, no if ands or buts.

[Metalhead]

Oh good I am really, really thankful I raised my dog in the house. Because of my choice to leave him unaltered, I had to consider the chance of him learning to mark where ever he pleased. I definitely stayed on top of him about it, and made it VERY clear the only place he dare lift his leg is outside, especially when he learned 'how' to do it. He has only twice decided to try his luck and lift in the house...the polite way of saying happened, is I made sure he regretted it because I caught him in the act both times.

I've found stray dogs, typically unaltered males, and they were constantly pissing in my house. I don't have time for that bullshit, and I didn't want to deal with it with my own dog. When Bear starts lifting his leg, make sure you have his potty training down pat, and nip that habit in the bud before it starts. Once they get started lifting their leg in the house, it's practically impossible to stop. I think it's definitely harder with dogs who are raised primarily outdoors, which is why I asked.

Best of luck! I am so pleased I was able to keep my dog unaltered and not have to deal with disgusting habits like marking in the house, or humping.

[tsaaapla]

I think if you don't want to chop your dog's balls, don't do it! I think you can responsibly own an unaltered male, Pookie, which is more than most people can do...

[Metalhead]

I think if you don't want to chop your dog's balls, don't do it! I think you can responsibly own an unaltered male, Pookie, which is more than most people can do...

I fully support this, just so that's clear

I also believe in knowing what you are getting yourself into.

[poulaMahmah]

Depends on a lot of things, Mater is over 5 and still squats to pee. Anakin started lifting his leg at 5 months, but I had a female in heat. He is 9 months old now and still squats 90% of the time. Leg lifting is a dominance thing and a marking of Territory thing. Males that live with others unaltered males or unaltered females may demonstrate this sooner some never do it until they have been breed.

[gymnAnemoe]

Being altered or unaltered has nothing to do with leg lifting.. neither does the age they were neutered. Wilson rarely lifts his leg, and he's 2, was neutered at 8 months. My parents Lab was neutered at 5 months and is now 11 and lifts his leg all the time. Sako is 6 months and hasn't started yet, hopefully he doesn't.

Personally, I hate leg lifting and marking, so I discourage it. I've never let Wilson pee everywhere he wants to when walking (although he's really never been big on it, but he tries sometimes), it's annoying behavior and letting them mark wherever they want can lead to them marking in the house, and other places you don't want them to, just a warning.

[gerturiotf]

hehe nice, and about the peeing like a boy...Goren does not, and I don't want him to, it is a sign of dominance that I do not encourage but have never had to discourage and he is over 2 now but he was also neutered at 14 weeks so some of his no marking behavior could be from that.