Plain observation on my dog I like to hear on other dogs

My dog is a male dog big, he urinate as a female dog , Should a male dog not mark by lifting the hind leg ?

If I give my dog a bone he goes buries it , No one have trained him to do that . He is seven months old

Is to bury bones or other food an inborn instinct and is an instinct programmed on the gene or is it an epigenetic insert ?
The male dog urinating in tree legs is it passed down by dog culture ?

 

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Maybe it's like some human male dogs pee sitting down or squatting like females. It's just their preference.

As for the burying of bones... perhaps your pup has seen it done in cartoons. Have you been letting Tom & Jerry on while you're out?

Unsupervised viewing of TV is bad for youngsters of all species.

 

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Perhaps this society were the pips are raised in homes or been chained down have not been exposed as the digs who wonder on the street, they don't need to marke a territory ?

 

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I expect your dog to urinate like other males dogs when he matures a bit.

The testosterone level has an effect on how dogs urinate & your dog might not have a high enough level of it yet.

I think I read an article which claimed that female dogs urinate like males if provided with testosterone for a while.

 

Hmmm. Well, they could try. Wouldn't they dribble?

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He is still a baby, don't take it too seriously as it is not important in the long run.

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Any behavior is instinctive if it is performed without being based upon prior experience, that is, in the absence of learning and is therefore an expression of innate biological factors. Sea turtles, newly hatched on a beach, will automatically move toward the ocean. A joey climbs into its mother's pouch upon being born.[1] Honeybees communicate by dancing in the direction of a food source without formal instruction. Other examples include animal fighting, animal courtship behavior, internal escape functions, and building of nests. All of these are examples of complex behaviors and are thus substantially different from simple reflex behaviors. A formal definition of instinct is as follows: "An instinct is an inborn complex pattern of behavior that must exist in every member of the species and, because it is embedded in the genetic code, cannot be overcome by force of will. It should be distinguished from a reflex which is a simple response of an organism to a specific stimulus, such as the contraction of the pupil in response to bright light or the spasmodic movement of the lower leg when the knee is tapped. Instincts, in contrast, are complex sequential stimulus-response patterns; such behaviors are readily identified in non-human animals".

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Thanks for the info.

 

Usually, pups learn bathroom etiquette by example: if he's seen his mother urinate, but not his father, he may not know there is another way. He'll probably see other adult dogs in the park and imitate them, once he starts deciphering the messages on tree-trunks.

In a large dog of this age, however, squatting may have a greater significance. It may be difficult or painful for him to lift a hind leg high enough. Watch for other signs of stiffness or discomfort and maybe have him checked for hip dysplasia - if present, the sooner treated the better.

 

That's the answer I would have given too, if I'd known it.

Have you seen the film "The Full Monty"?
Six ex-steelworkers, emasculated by unemployment, eventually regain their mojo by becoming strippers.
They hit rock bottom when they see their cackling womenfolk urinating, standing up, in their male urinals.
A horrible sight, even if you are not unemployed and demoralised.

 

Probably because it's the one thing little boys can brag about, when the girls are taller, more dexterous and more advanced in verbal skills - around age 6-9 --- But we can pee standing up!

 

Not the plainest of sentences.
See here:


http://www.genderforum.org/issues/w...culinity-in-contemporary-british-film/page/2/

 

Campmor used to sell a small plastic gadget for female hikers who did not want to have to drop their drawers and squat to pee while out in the bush. I am sure those are still around, wouldn't be at all surprised if Campmor still sells those.

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It is remarkable that two different instincts can operate in the same animal,
the choice triggered by the amount of Testosterone.

Do castrated dogs tend to use the squatting method?

 

My dog urinates both styles: squatting and lifting hind leg. I don't think I can say he favors one over the other. Male, large, and over five years old. While a puppy he did preferred squatting.

And no, he has almost zero leadership instincts. He's always ready to play with any dog that appears in his eye sight, male or female, small or large. He only changes attitude and puts up a fight if the other dog attacks him, but even then is more likely to do it in a playful kind of way. I think I've only seen him once getting into warrior mode and being aggressive to another dog, and that happened when he wasn't aware of the other dog getting close to him and jumping on his back, biting.

Well, Fraggle, if you have any words of wisdom on how to avoid these type of "accidents" I'll certainly be interested in those.

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I have no clue how to train my dog on waking me up when he has an urge to go outside. I wouldn't mind being awoken... err, certainly not as much as finding a puddle (or worse) in the middle of the living room the following morning.

 

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