question about marking

    • Gold Top Dog

    question about marking

    Is it possible for male dogs to mark without lifting their leg?  The reason I ask is everytime I take Zack to a new place, like a pet store or the vet, he squats and pees near the nearest object.  He is also doing it in my house.  He marks on everything outside, but lifts his leg there.  Is it possible he is marking inside but for whatever reason will only lift his leg outside?

    • Gold Top Dog

    Yep.  Long before he started lifting his leg, my dea old Mick followed our friend's male Golden around, and everytime Rocky marked something, Mick squatted and "peed" over it.  Never had a problem inside with Mick tho.  Now, Caleb- "talented" fellow he is- marked while heeling in class.  Yep- beautiful attention, strutting along right next to me, and leaving a slight trail of pee behind.  Tongue Tied  Needless to say, he got snipped sooner than I was planning.

    • Gold Top Dog

    yup! totally possible! jason marks both ways! whichever works best at the time, i guess...

    maybe if the floor is slippery inside, he doesnt wanna get "off balance" so he doesnt lift...