Leg Lifting

[Chip's Mom]

Chip is now lifting his leg when it serves his purpose such as a telephone pole, etc. He still does the squat other times. But he hasn't lifted his leg in the house any more. Thank goodness.

[PocketsMom]

Pockets has been lifting his leg 2 days now. Its only about an inch but its definately deliberately up! My little boy is growing up!!

[KatC]

I lived for many years with a Female Long Haired Chihuahua who did not squat, but always lifted her right leg to approx 90 degrees. We presumed that this was to protect her long flowing britches.

Yes Michael, re your comment in the other thread - I had to practice saying Chi - hua - hua to myself to learn how to write it.

[Corgis'R4me]

*~* Hey, everyone...
Midnight & Sunshine squat their hineys down...but they BOTH lift their right leg slightly off the ground & push it forward. They are both females !

It looks so dainty and cute !




*~* Nikki

[Shelly]

My Jesse is 5 months old and I just got him from the breeder 3 weeks ago. He had all females around him except for another male litter mate and he wets like a girl too, squatting. No problem there, it doesn't matter how he goes, as long as it's preferrably outside. As for the wetting on furniture, I don't know how to discourage them from doing it but many years ago I had a german shepard male who would also ALWAYS lift a leg to a living room chair. My mother was livid, though we never figured out how to break him of doing it. The dog was normally a yard dog but whenever inside he'd always stop at that chair and do it. If you ever figure out how to discourage the behavior, please let us know just in case it happens in our households. Good luck.

[sweetlychee]

Hi guys: I am glad I did a search on leg lifting instead of creating a new one. I think I created around 4-5 threads this week already.

I was also wondering when Milo would be lifting his leg to go potty. He's 9 months old and he has only lifted his hind leg 2-4 times that I know of. He mostly squats but the most recent lift was his right hind leg maybe by 30 degrees this past Monday morning.

I was thinking if it was unusual for a 9 month old male pup to semi-lift and not lift his leg.

[disraeli]

Rhys was neutered at 5 months; I think he started lifting his leg about the same time. But he only really lifts it to pee on trees, bushes, light poles, etc. When he goes out first thing in the morning, he does the manly squat.

I think it just varies from dog to dog.

ETA: WOW! A post about tinkling just made me a senior member!

[Chip's Mom]

Chip rarely lifts his leg since he has been neutered. Once in awhile if he is showing off. Yesterday, I had to smile when he lifted his leg because he lifted his front one. You gotta love that dog.

[sweetlychee]

Bonnie: Lifting the front one is too cute!!

[Dillydoodle]

Dillon started the barley off the ground leg lift around 6 months of age..but it was infrequent. Around 10 months he decided that peeing ON trees is the best - oh also, Dillon has this thing where he will will go up to each tree in this row of trees we walk past, he pees on the first one, and fakes it for the next two! He walks up ,gets into position, lifts his leg, and NOTHING! I tell him to stop faking it and come along! Does anyone else see that?
Emilie

[Chip's Mom]

He may be marking his territory or covering up the scent of another dog. Males dogs will just dribble a little sometimes.

[mochamix79]

I pray for the day Huw lifts his leg. At night, we have to get the flashlight out to make sure he pees. He just stands there and goes, no signs, no squatting, NOTHING!!! Our most recent problem is going in the house. Things were going really well, and then one day, he peed on the bottom of the cat tree and now it's the cool place to go. Then this morning he peed on the living room floor (but a lot of that had to do with my boyfriend taking his sweet freakin' time, have to train him too). I've given up on taking him out front to potty, he just runs around sniffing the same pine needles that have been there all season, it takes nearly 30 minutes just to pee. So we are at the point of just letting him be a boxed trained dog. His potty box w/ wood shavings is on the deck, and when we let him out the back door (ironically right by the cat tree), he goes just fine and comes back in. The thing is, he doesn't let us know he has to go outside. I love the idea of a box trained dog, but how do we get him to let us know he has to go outside??? He'll be 11 weeks tomorrow, and we've had him for 2 weeks. Am I just expecting too much? someone please tell me it's going to work out just fine.

[Dillydoodle]

What i did was i put a small bell on a shoe lace that i hung on the door where DIllon always goes out- then every single time i take him out ( which in the begining was about every 2 hours or everytime he woke up from a nap or finished a play session with any sniffing) i would ring the bell and say OUT and then open the door and let him out and take him to his pee area. THen i told him to got potty or pee ( whatever word you want to use consistantly) when he did i would make a big deal over it and give him lots of praise. Then as he got a little older i would make him sit at the door and i would point to the bell, and he got the idea that he would ring it, and the door would open. In the begining, anytime that bell was rung , for whatever reason ( had to pee or was just playing around) I would run to the door and open it for him and let him out...but i would monitor him and ask him to pee still so he would do something while out there. He got the bell routine in no time flat.

It takes time for the puppy to get into a routine...and the more you stay on a specific time schedule the better - It also takes a while for a puppy to really let you know they have to go out. The bell for us was a great tool and gave him a way to let us know that he has to go. but that even took a month or so before he would reliably use it, and I still watched him like a hawk for any circling behaviors, or sniffing and i would rush him outside every time. 11 wks is still very young and it does take time. You might consider moving the cat tree until he really understands that it is not a pee post for him. Either that or be really watchful if he goes near it, and make sure you clean it really well to get every bit of his scent off of it. It takes time, dont worry, he will get it....

Emilie

[corgimom]

Originally Posted by mochamix79

I pray for the day Huw lifts his leg. At night, we have to get the flashlight out to make sure he pees. He just stands there and goes, no signs, no squatting, NOTHING!!! Our most recent problem is going in the house. Things were going really well, and then one day, he peed on the bottom of the cat tree and now it's the cool place to go. Then this morning he peed on the living room floor (but a lot of that had to do with my boyfriend taking his sweet freakin' time, have to train him too). I've given up on taking him out front to potty, he just runs around sniffing the same pine needles that have been there all season, it takes nearly 30 minutes just to pee. So we are at the point of just letting him be a boxed trained dog. His potty box w/ wood shavings is on the deck, and when we let him out the back door (ironically right by the cat tree), he goes just fine and comes back in. The thing is, he doesn't let us know he has to go outside. I love the idea of a box trained dog, but how do we get him to let us know he has to go outside??? He'll be 11 weeks tomorrow, and we've had him for 2 weeks. Am I just expecting too much? someone please tell me it's going to work out just fine.

Really you are expecting too much He is only going to be 11 weeks old. I got Cody when he was 11 weeks old. Some dogs never sit by the door to let you know they have to go out - you just have to keep a schedule and try to stick with it. Some dogs start circling and sniffing or making little noises. Each one is different. As he grows, he will be able to hold his bladder longer. We got Cody last January, and I practially lived in my snowpants because I was taking him out so very often in the cold.

The best thing now is to keep him on a consistent frequent pottying schedule and praise right away when you are outside with him and offer him a small treat. If he has the run of the house, you must keep a close eye on him to avoid accidents, but they will happen. You could also put him on a longer leash when you are home and hook it onto you so he can't go off and do his duty when you are not watching.

It will all work out as he matures; he is still very much a baby

[disraeli]

Emilie - Rhys fakes it all the time! He empties himself out on the first, oh, three trees he tinkles on...but that doesn't stop him from lifting his leg many more times!