Thank goodness Buddy does not lift his leg he never has been around other males it is better that he does not do that. Hard to keep them from doing that in the house always thought better to clean the floor than the furniture.
Patches Mom
Hey Patches Mom,
There is NO reason that a male should pee in your house or anyplace else that you believe is inappropriate--training is the answer.
I keep nothing but males and haven't had a bitch living full time with me since the early 60's. NONE of my males lift their legs in my house or anyone else's house--nor do they pee on things at dog shows even though the temptation might be be great since a lot of other folk let their dogs pee on trash cans and in door ways.
I've found that usually a male puppy will try hiking their leg someplace they shouldn't (house or other inside space) about the time they learn to lift their leg--since they aren't very adept at the whole leg lifting routine at that point I've found that pushing them over (toward the leg they have lifted) and saying "NO" works fine--I've never had a male try more than once in a location where they've been corrected and they all learn the "No--inside" command--which means for them that they can not pee there (where ever there might be).
As for the question of is it common for a puppy to start leg lifting at 13 weeks. Not common but it does happen--I've known a few Dobes that started earlier than that. A lot of small dog males (small terriers and toy breeds in particular) who start the leg lifting as early as 8 weeks.
Most of my Dobe males as well as the Afghan and the Aussie started to lift their legs at around 5-6 months but I've had a few that were nearly a year before they did and a couple who were much younger.
