Leg Lifting
This may be confusing to new dog owners, but when a male marks his turf, it has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not he is house trained. Adult males, have a natural instinct to lift their legs and urinate to “mark” their home territory.
Home territory to a dog includes everything you own – furniture, drapes, doorways, bedspreads – nothing is sacred. He is just making sure no intruding males get the mistaken notion that they can move in on his turf. The best thing to do is to interrupt this behavior as soon as you see your dog do it.
Small dogs can be more difficult to break of this habit than the larger breeds. Undoubtedly, a good part of the reason is that they can get into the habit of doing this before their behavior is noticed. Neutered males are far less likely to mark than their sexually entire brothers.
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