Why is my male dog suddenly squatting to pee, not lifting leg?

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I have a three old male pug dog. Earlier he used to lift his leg to urinate but recently he sits as if to poop to urinate. Why is this so? Pet's info: Dog | Pug | Male | unneutered | 2 years and 6 months old

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

It could be that Nawaab has injured his hips or feels some pain in his back preventing him from lifting his back leg. I would have him seen by a vet to rule out a medical problem causing him to not lift up his back leg. If there is no medical cause, then he may simply not want to lift the leg. Some male dogs do squat to urinate and it's normal :-)

Why is my male dog suddenly squatting to pee, not lifting leg?

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