Male Dog Leg Lifting
My 7 month
old male x breed doesn't lift his leg at all when he urinates, and he
hasn't been neutered (he seems to want to go a lot but we are in the
process of training) Why is this?
Male dogs learn to lift their legs to mark their territories on vertical surfaces, such as trees. Testosterone induces marking behavior and other male dog qualities. Most male dogs learn to lift their legs to urinate sometime from six to twelve months of age. Some male dogs never learn this behavior. Neutered dogs are more likely to squat to urinate than intact males.
This is nothing to worry about. There is no need for you to try to train your dog to do this behavior. He'll learn it on his own.
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