scomona Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 So ever since Shiloh decided to lift his leg to pee he is soaking himself in one way or another. He either hits his front leg as the stream passes, it rebounds off a tree or the worst one is a stream catching in his fur and running across his belly. Now that he has long hair he seems to get it somewhere every time we go outside. We have used wipes when we get back from our walk and he is very good at cleaning himself off, but still...it would be nice if it was an occasional incident! Is this normal? Anything we can do? Should we trim his hair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCjetta Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 I trim our male aussie's hair shorter just in front of his prepuce so the stream won't hit it on the way down. Sometimes he gets his front feet....can't really do much about that part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 One of mine sometimes hits his front leg. If he doesn't jump in the creek or something I just hose him off. He's a smooth coat so has never hit his belly fur. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbie Meier Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Ha Ha!!! I just had a heart to heart talk with Jake about that. Last night I let him out to pee before bed, didn't notice anything until I woke up about 2 am smelling pee, he was upside down next to me with his front feet near my nose. He has a habit of peeing on his right front foot...yuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweet_ceana Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Yep, Poke gets his front feet every once and a while. I always tell him that it is gross, but he just cocks his head to the side like I am crazy and keeps on soaking. We wipe down feet as well. Soemtimes he will try and clean them off himself, double yuck. He'll bend down and lick his feet while peering up at me with a "Is this any better?" look. I'm just happy his feet aren't very white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyer Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Colt had terrible aim when he started lifting his leg. A month or so's practice cleared that up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpin Boots Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 What about when they pee on each other? Our boys will all try peeing on the same patch of grass or bush or tree from different sides and hit each other from opposite sides But the worse is when one's sniffing and the other is peeing and the two run into each other...only happened a few times but seriously gross Nothing like the white markings on a dogs face having a yellow streak across the center Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in2adventure Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 LOL....Grady is my first boy dog and I think I wrote about this way back. Grady pees on his front feet ALL the time I keep baby wipes handy for quick clean ups. He also insists on peeing wherever Lucia has just peed Once couldn't wait for her to finish. He watched her very intently and then his patiences got the better of him and peed on her instead of waiting until she was done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc4pack Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 What about when they pee on each other? Our boys will all try peeing on the same patch of grass or bush or tree from different sides and hit each other from opposite sides But the worse is when one's sniffing and the other is peeing and the two run into each other...only happened a few times but seriously gross Nothing like the white markings on a dogs face having a yellow streak across the center TOO FUNNY!!!! mainly 'cause I can relate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacks_Mom Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 I don't know yet Jack still squats.... He is 10 mo old when should he start hiking his leg? He is around other dogs to see them hike their leg but at home the only animals are his cats and they don't hike. Shoot Ralph (in-laws bc) is three and still squats I think cause it takes to much time for him to hike his leg, last time he did he was pointed the wrong way from the tree not really a good example for Jack She has a pic of him doing it I will have to get the pic and post it, it is so funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scomona Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 I don't know yet Jack still squats.... He is 10 mo old when should he start hiking his leg? He is around other dogs to see them hike their leg but at home the only animals are his cats and they don't hike. Shoot Ralph (in-laws bc) is three and still squats I think cause it takes to much time for him to hike his leg, last time he did he was pointed the wrong way from the tree not really a good example for Jack She has a pic of him doing it I will have to get the pic and post it, it is so funny. That is a blessing!! I wish Shiloh never started.... it just happened one day- like an instinct kicked in. I much, much prefer the squat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejano Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 TOO FUNNY!!!! mainly 'cause I can relate. Yup -- happened here one day last week -- a case of Brodie sticking his nose in where it doesn't belong! . Don't think he'll do that again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacks_Mom Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Another funny storry, well kind of funny I was the one who had to give Jack a bath that was not the funny part. Jack is infatuated with the garden hose he loves to play in the water he was about 4 months old and Jeremy was mowing the lawn and thought he could just releive his self out side since his shoes were dirty and he is after all a man... Well Jack thought the stream was the water hose all I hear is "TAMI....HELP ME" ran out side to a soaking wet little guy chasing the stream and Jeremy turning in circles to keep Jack out of the stream..... needless to say Jack needed a bath badly after this this broke Jeremy from going when Jack is out side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejano Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Another funny storry, well kind of funny I was the one who had to give Jack a bath that was not the funny part. Jack is infatuated with the garden hose he loves to play in the water he was about 4 months old and Jeremy was mowing the lawn and thought he could just releive his self out side since his shoes were dirty and he is after all a man... Well Jack thought the stream was the water hose all I hear is "TAMI....HELP ME" ran out side to a soaking wet little guy chasing the stream and Jeremy turning in circles to keep Jack out of the stream..... needless to say Jack needed a bath badly after this this broke Jeremy from going when Jack is out side My first thought would have been, Dear Lord, what are the neighbors thinking ! :D I have to say, this one really made me laugh today.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scomona Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 heehee!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anda Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 What about when they pee on each other? Our boys will all try peeing on the same patch of grass or bush or tree from different sides and hit each other from opposite sides But the worse is when one's sniffing and the other is peeing and the two run into each other...only happened a few times but seriously gross Nothing like the white markings on a dogs face having a yellow streak across the center Yeah, Ouzo has marked a number of dogs this way No one complained - luckily no owner ever saw this happening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacks_Mom Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 All I can say is thank God for privacy fences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicocosmos1 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 I don't know yet Jack still squats.... He is 10 mo old when should he start hiking his leg? He is around other dogs to see them hike their leg but at home the only animals are his cats and they don't hike. Shoot Ralph (in-laws bc) is three and still squats I think cause it takes to much time for him to hike his leg, last time he did he was pointed the wrong way from the tree not really a good example for Jack She has a pic of him doing it I will have to get the pic and post it, it is so funny. Nico JUST started lifting the leg and he is going on 2. Don't know if there's a direct relation, but it seemed to start up when he had to stand on uneven snow and one leg was already higher than the other. Yesterday we were coming in the house and he started sniffing like crazy. I thought he was smelling a rabbit or cat so i called him and he totally ignored me. This is the first time in I don't know how long that he ignored the recall. I thought he must smell something really good, so I grabbed his leash before he could take off. He led me to some pee in the snow, smelled it a lot, and lifted his leg like it was no big thing. He has never been interested in pee before. In fact right before this incident we were at the dog park and he was down on the ground, locked on the ball, waiting for me to throw it. Another dog came up and tried to sniff him and Nico completely ignored the dog's presence. After a second the dog peed right on his back end/leg area, and he still didn't turn around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyna Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Rock, our 3.5 yr old boy still pees on his front paw every now and then - at first it really bothered us and now, well, it is just something he does. Every now and then he also pees on Isla's head... What can you do? Like the dust monsters in the corner we just all live with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody & Duchess Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 In December had a foster dog who shadowed Cody always. More than a few time he stuck his head in to see what Cody was doing and got a shower. It never seemed to faze him - it got his head cleaned a lot though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
border_collie_crazy Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 my dogs are girls, but that reminds me of my friends Pittie she recently adopted..he just learned to lift his leg..proceeded to lift his leg on a couch at work(a kennel)...and accomplished nice long pee on his own face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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