Jessca Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 i was just wondering the average age a male starts to lift his led to pee. Kaisers 10 months old and im just thinking when will he start to lift? i know every dog is different but im just curious to know the average. as he doesn't go to the toilet in public i has hoping if he started lifting his leg he wouldn;t hold it all day till we get home. thanks for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlies_mum Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 im no expert but charlie our chiahuahua starting lifting his leg around the 6 month old mark but he has only done it about 5 times. i think because he is so short he tends to only do it when we are out walking and he smells something interesting on a tree where a bigger dog has gone so he tries to get it up higher. other than that though he still squats. looks very dignified Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemappelle Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 My cattle dog was four YEARS old before he lifted his leg to wee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pug Hugger Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Louie started cocking his leg at about 9 months old, and has not stopped since! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaCharlie Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 (edited) Cody was about 8months old when he started. I saw Charlie semi-cock his for the first time ever the other day, he is 3 1/2! I'd be prepared to say it wasn't intentional as he was standing in a ditch at the time and could well have been falling Edited July 15, 2008 by DeltaCharlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aus_k9gsd Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 :D Radar was lifting his leg when i got him at 12 weeks old, thats why he has to wear a belly band inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rysup Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 I have had them start as young as 4 months and as old as 3 years. So there is no norm, it is whenever they start to sexually mature. So then you will get some who never cock their legs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruthless Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Chopper will be 3 in November and he still pees like a girl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paws4Thought Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Neither my mother's 12 year old dog, nor my two boys lift their leg! Ever! (what a bunch of social misfits ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellz Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 (edited) How long is a piece of string? I've seen some that never do. I've also had a couple who will lift their leg if they are in the mood. One of the more memorable boys only ever cocked his leg ONCE. He lifted it, weed all down the back of his front leg, looked at his leg and then me in absolute disgust and never tried it again! :D Edited July 15, 2008 by ellz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruthless Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 That's too funny :cool: Very rarely Chopper will lift his leg to piss on a weed and I make fun of him for peeing like a big boy. He looks at me like I'm a bit mad! Maybe I am!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkyTansy Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Spartan was 8 months or so... James was 18 months. :cool: LOL @ Ellz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraNik Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 I have had them start as young as 4 months and as old as 3 years. So there is no norm, it is whenever they start to sexually mature. So then you will get some who never cock their legs! That reminds me of my Aunt as a child/teen -- she had a bassett hound when she was growing up who NEVER lifted his leg. My Aunt was so upset that her dog was not 'being a boy' that she would try and lift his leg for him! He passed away having never lifted his leg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanglen Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Some do, Some don't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellz Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 On the flip side however, I have not one, but TWO dominant bitches who only EVER cock their legs!! I'm sure you can picture me, standing outside at pee-time in winter, rugged up against the cold, saying to the puppy boys...."there, look at your mother, that's what you need to do!" :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gayle. Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Benson started at about 14 months (he was neutered at 4 1/2 months) with the occasional leg-lift on a tree. The first time he did it, he looked at his leg in absolute amazement....it was like "What's that doing up THERE????" Now he does it all the time outside, mostly on the trees we pass by on our walks. And he still hasn't quite come to terms with his leg having a mind of it's own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rysup Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Yep I have a couple of bitches who cock their legs better than the boys. Pee on each other too. Lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Midol Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 I thought leg cocking was a behaviour which dogs learn, not instinct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Yep I have a couple of bitches who cock their legs better than the boys. Pee on each other too. Lovely. My parents BC can cock her leg better than the boys too, it's disgusting, anyone would think she is a dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamSnag Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 My dog is nearly 2 and never lifted his leg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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