silly question about male puppies

I feel silly asking this..... how long do male puppies pee by squatting? Steve is 8wks old and has been squatting to pee. It looks like he started to lift one of his hind leg (ever so slightly) from today. This is my first time having a puppy and my friends don't remember what their dogs did when they were puppies so I'm curious to know what other corgi and puppies owners experienced.

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Permalink Reply by Nicole on April 6, 2008 at 10:06pm

We got Ein at 10 weeks and he was already lifting his leg. Our lab on the other hand. He's three years old and he still doesn't lift his leg. He just arches forward a bit and pees standing up with all 4 legs on the floor.

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Permalink Reply by Steve on April 7, 2008 at 11:51pm

I enjoyed reading everyone's experiences. Steve is now 4months and lifts his leg about 75% of the time when he's home but always squats in public.
Problem with the lifting is that every time he puts his leg down he steps right in his pee and leaves a trail. I need to train him to wipe his feet before coming inside the house (I wonder if anyone ever tried this?)

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Permalink Reply by Becky S on April 8, 2008 at 10:11am

We have a towel right inside the back door, and while Brody won't wipe his feet himself, he knows to wait for us to wipe the, but I like the idea of training him to do it himself -- less work for me!