Lifting Leg Age?

[freehugs182]

Sugar Ray is 3 and most of the time he squats. He will only lift his leg out on a walk when there is a tree or plant available. It's funny to watch him do it because he does not lift his leg all the way - he just kicks his leg out to the side and points toward the "target"

It's embarassing.

 

[Erin Chizmar]

Gunny was pretty close to a year or so before he starting lifting his leg. My skin kids were so worried that something was wrong with him and all the other dogs in the neighborhood were going to make fun of him!!!! But he learned on his own.

 

[CondoPup]

I'll never understand why people WANT their male dogs to start marking. That's what leg-lifting style peeing is, marking behavior. I'm so glad that Guinness has never started lifting his leg and I hope he never does. Marking behavior also carries with it a bigger likelihood of him peeing on friends' couches, walls, etc. and in the pet store, and on every little bush or shrub or tree or hydrant during walks... UGH. Can't believe people actually wait with anticipation, hoping for this to start!