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Question Hello, I am wondering if you get a male dog fixed before his first season
that it will prompt the dog to squat instead of lift it's leg? Also if you have
a 7 month old female dog that squats, would it "teach" the young male
puppy to squat also? I am asking this because I have a 7 month old
purebred female Rat Terrier and are probably going to get a purebred
male Rat Terrier from the same breeders we got our previous dog from.
The dog I have now and the dog were going to get are actually from the
same parents just born at a different time.
So me and my father would prefer the male puppy to squat rather than lift
his leg. So I am wondering if we get the male puppy fixed before his first
season that it will prompt him to squat because he never had to actually
lift his leg. Also, will the male puppy follow the older females way of going
to the bathroom, which is of course squatting. Like I said me and my dad
really want the male dog to squat rather than lift his leg. Is their a way to
train him to squat? If so tell me.
Thank you.
Answer Hi, Ashley,
To specifically answer your question, "Is their a way to
train him to squat?", the answer would be No.
And a male dog does not have "seasons" the way a female does. When a female comes into "season," that's the same as saying she has come into "heat" and means she is ready to mate.
Once they reach sexual maturity, males are ready to mate with a female that is in season, any time, anywhere.
Many times, if you neuter a male young, (before he's a year), he will start squatting on his own. However, there is no guarantee.
And I will also tell you that I have friends with female dogs that lift their legs, even if just slightly. Sometimes the leg-lifting is a "marking" thing, marking territory, and the dog that marks the highest is the "owner" of the territory.
