Elizabeth77 Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 So I noticed Meg lifting her leg to pee. Did a search about this and got no definite explanation. Lots of talk about being alpha. Maybe I am still not clear about alpha-ism but Meg does not strike me as being in that category. So do any of your females do the leg lifting ? Any accurate explanation for why Meg does this, Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnewe2 Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 The same reason males do it. It's not alpha stuff, it's terriority marking behavior. All my girls do that, some higher than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.DaisyDuke Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 She could be just territorial or wanting people to know that she is around. I don't think it's that un common for females to do this. My foster dog marks all the time, she doesn't lift her leg, but she will when walking her at lunch squat about 3 or 4 times, only one of those being a full bladder empty, the rest will be to leave her scent. She's the sweetest, calmest dog in the world and does not act dominant or anything like that. I think it's just instinct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urge to herd Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 My Shoshone will lift a leg, but it seems only when she feels a need to pee higher up on a tree trunk or bush than whoever came before. I think it's a basic response, nothing to do with dominance. Ruth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpin Boots Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 Both of our foster girls and our own female do this. Almost every time they urinate. The marking behavior that is kind of gross, but funny to me is when they try to poop up on something There is a fairly good size rock in our backyard and twice Mama Dog has left deposits on top of it. And the boys are always finding tall clumps of grass at my folks farm or even go up against the fence... at least I don't have to worry about cleaning up the fields there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattinky Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 All the BCs I've had over the years were females, with the exception of one male, and all the females did the leg lifting thing at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BustopherJones Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 Annie lifts one back leg daintily and balances on the other three when she pees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrishD Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 Tessie usually goes on top of wherever Cobi marks, so she's lifted her leg against the fence or tree if it's inconvenient to squat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth77 Posted May 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 Thanks, yet again I have learned something new. I had not realised it was quite common for female dogs to raise the leg. I only noticed Meg doing it recently, she is about 2 years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahoops Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 I have read somewhere females from a mostly male litter tend to lift their leg more than a more female one.? hormonal or behavioral, not sure. Both my girls mark about 50 times on a short walk and spend half their day following each other around peeing over each othes pee LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclare Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Daisy did this for the first time ever today. I think she finally got sick of smelling other dogs on this one lamp post and decided that it was time to make her mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc4pack Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Every BC bitch I've had has been a marker...All but one has basically done the female version of hiking a leg. My intact bitches would literally do handstands when coming into season. Right now I have 2 intact boys and 2 spayed females...all like to mark one right behind the other on the same spot... my grass doesn't stand a chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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