Why does my female dog lift her leg to pee?

Answer 1

She is making her territory.

Answer 2

It's not the female dogs that raise their legs to pee. It's the male dogs.

By raising their legs, (male) dogs aim higher on the tree or lamppost and make themselves larger. Some wild dogs in Africa even try to run up the tree trunks while they ware urinating to appear to be very, very large.

Answer 3

Most female dogs that do that, do it to keep themselves from getting wet. My dog does it when the grass is wet outside...I've seen quite a few female dogs do that, especially small or low-slung breeds.

Answer 4

I have no idea, but my puppy does that to.
Mabye she doesnt want to get her
fur wet if the grass or the ground is wet...

Answer 5

MY DOG DOES THAT TOO. I THINK SHE LEARNED IT FROM WATCHING A MALE DOG PEE. SHE ONLY DOES IT SOMETIMES.

Answer 6

My moms poodle used to do that, we thought maybe it was because she seen her brother doing it as pups.

Answer 7

she must have spent time around male dogs

Answer 8

Do you have a male dog? If so she probably learned it from him.

Answer 9

my dog does the same thing and it is only to mark her territory dont worrie i freaked out to when i found out

Answer 10

Not unsual, two of mine do too, they learned it from their older brother it seems.