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The dog lifted its hind leg towards the fire hydrant.




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  • Are you using lift a hind leg as a euphemism for pee? Or did he pee after that? (Seriously) speaking. [note for readers: I mean this seriously, and am not being sarcastic]

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  • Please ignore the top answer and go for at. Towards is okay, but on is really incorrect. It's absolutely unequivocally saying the dog is laying its hind leg on top of the fire hydrant.

    – person27
    16 hours ago






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    @person27 - "Lifting a hind leg" is a euphemism for "having a pee", so on is perfectly acceptable in that case. But it is not clear from the limited context whether that is the case here.

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The dog lifted its hind leg towards the fire hydrant.




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  • Please ignore the top answer and go for at. Towards is okay, but on is really incorrect. It's absolutely unequivocally saying the dog is laying its hind leg on top of the fire hydrant.

    – person27
    16 hours ago






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    @person27 - "Lifting a hind leg" is a euphemism for "having a pee", so on is perfectly acceptable in that case. But it is not clear from the limited context whether that is the case here.

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  • Are you using lift a hind leg as a euphemism for pee? Or did he pee after that? (Seriously) speaking. [note for readers: I mean this seriously, and am not being sarcastic]

    – Lambie
    yesterday











  • Please ignore the top answer and go for at. Towards is okay, but on is really incorrect. It's absolutely unequivocally saying the dog is laying its hind leg on top of the fire hydrant.

    – person27
    16 hours ago






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    @person27 - "Lifting a hind leg" is a euphemism for "having a pee", so on is perfectly acceptable in that case. But it is not clear from the limited context whether that is the case here.

    – Mike Brockington
    10 hours ago



















  • Are you using lift a hind leg as a euphemism for pee? Or did he pee after that? (Seriously) speaking. [note for readers: I mean this seriously, and am not being sarcastic]

    – Lambie
    yesterday











  • Please ignore the top answer and go for at. Towards is okay, but on is really incorrect. It's absolutely unequivocally saying the dog is laying its hind leg on top of the fire hydrant.

    – person27
    16 hours ago






  • 2





    @person27 - "Lifting a hind leg" is a euphemism for "having a pee", so on is perfectly acceptable in that case. But it is not clear from the limited context whether that is the case here.

    – Mike Brockington
    10 hours ago

















Are you using lift a hind leg as a euphemism for pee? Or did he pee after that? (Seriously) speaking. [note for readers: I mean this seriously, and am not being sarcastic]

– Lambie
yesterday





Are you using lift a hind leg as a euphemism for pee? Or did he pee after that? (Seriously) speaking. [note for readers: I mean this seriously, and am not being sarcastic]

– Lambie
yesterday













Please ignore the top answer and go for at. Towards is okay, but on is really incorrect. It's absolutely unequivocally saying the dog is laying its hind leg on top of the fire hydrant.

– person27
16 hours ago





Please ignore the top answer and go for at. Towards is okay, but on is really incorrect. It's absolutely unequivocally saying the dog is laying its hind leg on top of the fire hydrant.

– person27
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@person27 - "Lifting a hind leg" is a euphemism for "having a pee", so on is perfectly acceptable in that case. But it is not clear from the limited context whether that is the case here.

– Mike Brockington
10 hours ago





@person27 - "Lifting a hind leg" is a euphemism for "having a pee", so on is perfectly acceptable in that case. But it is not clear from the limited context whether that is the case here.

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I think an aspect of this that @Wilson is missing is that a dog "lifting its leg" is usually used as a euphemism for a male dog urinating [on something].



In my experience in this 'non literal' context, it takes the same preposition logically as 'urinate' would take.




The dog urinated on the fire hydrant.



The dog lifted his leg on the fire hydrant.




When I read the example "The dog lifted its hind leg onto the fire hydrant" it seemed very strange to me. It sounded like the dog literally lifted his leg and placed it on top of the hydrant.



"Lifted his leg towards" sounds like the dog is saluting the fire hydrant.



So, to me, as someone whose male dog spends a lot of time lifting his leg on things in my company, "to lift his leg on" is the most natural choice.






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    Let's see if this joke flies. Damn, fred2, doesn't your dog just pee? I agree about the placement thing. [guffaw]. You're a born comedian what with the lifting and saluting. :)

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The dog lifted its hind leg towards the fire hydrant.




The leg is now nearer to the fire hydrant than before, or nearer than the other parts of the dog. This is what dogs usually do when they want to mark their territory by leaving their smells behind. Peeing in other words.




The dog lifted its hind leg onto the fire hydrant.




The leg is now resting on the fire hydrant, so that the dog is possibly standing with three legs on the pavement and one leg somehow on top of the fire hydrant. It's not what dogs usually do.




The dog lifted its hind leg on the fire hydrant




It's occurred to me that on has a markedly rarer meaning as a malefactive. Something like "He hung up on me!" means "he ended the phone call to my detriment, or against my will or interest". In that way, the dog lifting its leg on the fire hydrant sounds odd to me, but I'll accept it.






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  • "The dog lifted its hind leg towards onto fire hydrant." does not make sense as written, did you mean "The dog lifted its hind leg onto fire hydrant."

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  • @firedraco You are absolutely right; that was a brainfart. Fixed.

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  • Any other way of saying "The dog lifted its hind leg towards the fire hydrant"?

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  • @tefisjb I'm sure there are. See if you can think of one. What you come up with will completely depend on what you want to say.

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    Sorry, no. I can't imagine a dog lifting a leg onto a fire hydrant. It would have to be some kind of contortionist. A dog lifting a leg on a fire hydrant just means it urinated. This makes sense. So definitely, use on, not onto in this sentence.

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At is for places:



The dog lifted his hind leg at the fire hydrant or when he got to the fire hydrant.



On and in do not work here.



Dogs generally just aim at the hydrant. They aim at the fire hydrant and hit the side of it, not the top. So on is out. Unless you have a really big dog.



So lifted at can be understood as aiming and peeing. Or it can mean that is the place where he lifted his hind leg.



Like: We stopped at the house for a cup of tea. :)



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The scientists found that when away from their home area, these dogs were more likely to urinate frequently and aim their urine at objects in comparison to when they were walked close to home. The authors concluded “urination in female dogs does not function solely in elimination, but that it also has a significant role in scent marking…”
peeing positions and what they mean, by vets



When they pee, the urine may fall on the object, nevertheless, they pee at an object like a fire hydrant or tree.






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  • This is the only really correct answer thus far.

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  • No, "lifted his leg on" or "lifted his hind leg on" is a fairly common idiom. It means "urinated on". This answer is incorrect.

    – Dawood ibn Kareem
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  • He peed on the firehydrant. He lifted his hind leg at the fire hydrant. Like aiming at, which is what dogs are actually doing...

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A non-native English speaker, I often have to rely solely on the usage examples from original English language pieces of literary work and dictionaries; so looking for examples, I came across




The dog lifted its leg against the lamp..




And here's the example of using the preposition on in the context of a male dog preparing to pee.



That said, I absolutely agree on using the preposition "on" and can't but agree on the preposition "at" suggested in the answer and approved of in the comment on it, both being provided by native English speakers. At the same time, the other suggestions are well worth being taken note of, as quite possible alternatives.



As a side note, "hind" seems to be redundant, logically, in such a situation (IMHO)






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    You are right, 'hind' is redundant.

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  • @fred2 In front are the paws. You don't ask a dog to give you its front leg, do you?

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  • Yes, but I still say the idea is at an object, rather than on it. So, the underlying idea is aim at. They do, after all, take aim. –

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I think an aspect of this that @Wilson is missing is that a dog "lifting its leg" is usually used as a euphemism for a male dog urinating [on something].



In my experience in this 'non literal' context, it takes the same preposition logically as 'urinate' would take.




The dog urinated on the fire hydrant.



The dog lifted his leg on the fire hydrant.




When I read the example "The dog lifted its hind leg onto the fire hydrant" it seemed very strange to me. It sounded like the dog literally lifted his leg and placed it on top of the hydrant.



"Lifted his leg towards" sounds like the dog is saluting the fire hydrant.



So, to me, as someone whose male dog spends a lot of time lifting his leg on things in my company, "to lift his leg on" is the most natural choice.






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    Let's see if this joke flies. Damn, fred2, doesn't your dog just pee? I agree about the placement thing. [guffaw]. You're a born comedian what with the lifting and saluting. :)

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I think an aspect of this that @Wilson is missing is that a dog "lifting its leg" is usually used as a euphemism for a male dog urinating [on something].



In my experience in this 'non literal' context, it takes the same preposition logically as 'urinate' would take.




The dog urinated on the fire hydrant.



The dog lifted his leg on the fire hydrant.




When I read the example "The dog lifted its hind leg onto the fire hydrant" it seemed very strange to me. It sounded like the dog literally lifted his leg and placed it on top of the hydrant.



"Lifted his leg towards" sounds like the dog is saluting the fire hydrant.



So, to me, as someone whose male dog spends a lot of time lifting his leg on things in my company, "to lift his leg on" is the most natural choice.






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    Let's see if this joke flies. Damn, fred2, doesn't your dog just pee? I agree about the placement thing. [guffaw]. You're a born comedian what with the lifting and saluting. :)

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I think an aspect of this that @Wilson is missing is that a dog "lifting its leg" is usually used as a euphemism for a male dog urinating [on something].



In my experience in this 'non literal' context, it takes the same preposition logically as 'urinate' would take.




The dog urinated on the fire hydrant.



The dog lifted his leg on the fire hydrant.




When I read the example "The dog lifted its hind leg onto the fire hydrant" it seemed very strange to me. It sounded like the dog literally lifted his leg and placed it on top of the hydrant.



"Lifted his leg towards" sounds like the dog is saluting the fire hydrant.



So, to me, as someone whose male dog spends a lot of time lifting his leg on things in my company, "to lift his leg on" is the most natural choice.






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I think an aspect of this that @Wilson is missing is that a dog "lifting its leg" is usually used as a euphemism for a male dog urinating [on something].



In my experience in this 'non literal' context, it takes the same preposition logically as 'urinate' would take.




The dog urinated on the fire hydrant.



The dog lifted his leg on the fire hydrant.




When I read the example "The dog lifted its hind leg onto the fire hydrant" it seemed very strange to me. It sounded like the dog literally lifted his leg and placed it on top of the hydrant.



"Lifted his leg towards" sounds like the dog is saluting the fire hydrant.



So, to me, as someone whose male dog spends a lot of time lifting his leg on things in my company, "to lift his leg on" is the most natural choice.







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    Let's see if this joke flies. Damn, fred2, doesn't your dog just pee? I agree about the placement thing. [guffaw]. You're a born comedian what with the lifting and saluting. :)

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    Let's see if this joke flies. Damn, fred2, doesn't your dog just pee? I agree about the placement thing. [guffaw]. You're a born comedian what with the lifting and saluting. :)

    – Lambie
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Let's see if this joke flies. Damn, fred2, doesn't your dog just pee? I agree about the placement thing. [guffaw]. You're a born comedian what with the lifting and saluting. :)

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Let's see if this joke flies. Damn, fred2, doesn't your dog just pee? I agree about the placement thing. [guffaw]. You're a born comedian what with the lifting and saluting. :)

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The dog lifted its hind leg towards the fire hydrant.




The leg is now nearer to the fire hydrant than before, or nearer than the other parts of the dog. This is what dogs usually do when they want to mark their territory by leaving their smells behind. Peeing in other words.




The dog lifted its hind leg onto the fire hydrant.




The leg is now resting on the fire hydrant, so that the dog is possibly standing with three legs on the pavement and one leg somehow on top of the fire hydrant. It's not what dogs usually do.




The dog lifted its hind leg on the fire hydrant




It's occurred to me that on has a markedly rarer meaning as a malefactive. Something like "He hung up on me!" means "he ended the phone call to my detriment, or against my will or interest". In that way, the dog lifting its leg on the fire hydrant sounds odd to me, but I'll accept it.






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  • "The dog lifted its hind leg towards onto fire hydrant." does not make sense as written, did you mean "The dog lifted its hind leg onto fire hydrant."

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  • Any other way of saying "The dog lifted its hind leg towards the fire hydrant"?

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  • @tefisjb I'm sure there are. See if you can think of one. What you come up with will completely depend on what you want to say.

    – Wilson
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    Sorry, no. I can't imagine a dog lifting a leg onto a fire hydrant. It would have to be some kind of contortionist. A dog lifting a leg on a fire hydrant just means it urinated. This makes sense. So definitely, use on, not onto in this sentence.

    – Dawood ibn Kareem
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The dog lifted its hind leg towards the fire hydrant.




The leg is now nearer to the fire hydrant than before, or nearer than the other parts of the dog. This is what dogs usually do when they want to mark their territory by leaving their smells behind. Peeing in other words.




The dog lifted its hind leg onto the fire hydrant.




The leg is now resting on the fire hydrant, so that the dog is possibly standing with three legs on the pavement and one leg somehow on top of the fire hydrant. It's not what dogs usually do.




The dog lifted its hind leg on the fire hydrant




It's occurred to me that on has a markedly rarer meaning as a malefactive. Something like "He hung up on me!" means "he ended the phone call to my detriment, or against my will or interest". In that way, the dog lifting its leg on the fire hydrant sounds odd to me, but I'll accept it.






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  • "The dog lifted its hind leg towards onto fire hydrant." does not make sense as written, did you mean "The dog lifted its hind leg onto fire hydrant."

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  • @firedraco You are absolutely right; that was a brainfart. Fixed.

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  • Any other way of saying "The dog lifted its hind leg towards the fire hydrant"?

    – tefisjb
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  • @tefisjb I'm sure there are. See if you can think of one. What you come up with will completely depend on what you want to say.

    – Wilson
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    Sorry, no. I can't imagine a dog lifting a leg onto a fire hydrant. It would have to be some kind of contortionist. A dog lifting a leg on a fire hydrant just means it urinated. This makes sense. So definitely, use on, not onto in this sentence.

    – Dawood ibn Kareem
    19 hours ago














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The dog lifted its hind leg towards the fire hydrant.




The leg is now nearer to the fire hydrant than before, or nearer than the other parts of the dog. This is what dogs usually do when they want to mark their territory by leaving their smells behind. Peeing in other words.




The dog lifted its hind leg onto the fire hydrant.




The leg is now resting on the fire hydrant, so that the dog is possibly standing with three legs on the pavement and one leg somehow on top of the fire hydrant. It's not what dogs usually do.




The dog lifted its hind leg on the fire hydrant




It's occurred to me that on has a markedly rarer meaning as a malefactive. Something like "He hung up on me!" means "he ended the phone call to my detriment, or against my will or interest". In that way, the dog lifting its leg on the fire hydrant sounds odd to me, but I'll accept it.






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The dog lifted its hind leg towards the fire hydrant.




The leg is now nearer to the fire hydrant than before, or nearer than the other parts of the dog. This is what dogs usually do when they want to mark their territory by leaving their smells behind. Peeing in other words.




The dog lifted its hind leg onto the fire hydrant.




The leg is now resting on the fire hydrant, so that the dog is possibly standing with three legs on the pavement and one leg somehow on top of the fire hydrant. It's not what dogs usually do.




The dog lifted its hind leg on the fire hydrant




It's occurred to me that on has a markedly rarer meaning as a malefactive. Something like "He hung up on me!" means "he ended the phone call to my detriment, or against my will or interest". In that way, the dog lifting its leg on the fire hydrant sounds odd to me, but I'll accept it.







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  • "The dog lifted its hind leg towards onto fire hydrant." does not make sense as written, did you mean "The dog lifted its hind leg onto fire hydrant."

    – firedraco
    yesterday











  • @firedraco You are absolutely right; that was a brainfart. Fixed.

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  • Any other way of saying "The dog lifted its hind leg towards the fire hydrant"?

    – tefisjb
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  • @tefisjb I'm sure there are. See if you can think of one. What you come up with will completely depend on what you want to say.

    – Wilson
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    Sorry, no. I can't imagine a dog lifting a leg onto a fire hydrant. It would have to be some kind of contortionist. A dog lifting a leg on a fire hydrant just means it urinated. This makes sense. So definitely, use on, not onto in this sentence.

    – Dawood ibn Kareem
    19 hours ago



















  • "The dog lifted its hind leg towards onto fire hydrant." does not make sense as written, did you mean "The dog lifted its hind leg onto fire hydrant."

    – firedraco
    yesterday











  • @firedraco You are absolutely right; that was a brainfart. Fixed.

    – Wilson
    yesterday











  • Any other way of saying "The dog lifted its hind leg towards the fire hydrant"?

    – tefisjb
    yesterday













  • @tefisjb I'm sure there are. See if you can think of one. What you come up with will completely depend on what you want to say.

    – Wilson
    yesterday






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    Sorry, no. I can't imagine a dog lifting a leg onto a fire hydrant. It would have to be some kind of contortionist. A dog lifting a leg on a fire hydrant just means it urinated. This makes sense. So definitely, use on, not onto in this sentence.

    – Dawood ibn Kareem
    19 hours ago

















"The dog lifted its hind leg towards onto fire hydrant." does not make sense as written, did you mean "The dog lifted its hind leg onto fire hydrant."

– firedraco
yesterday





"The dog lifted its hind leg towards onto fire hydrant." does not make sense as written, did you mean "The dog lifted its hind leg onto fire hydrant."

– firedraco
yesterday













@firedraco You are absolutely right; that was a brainfart. Fixed.

– Wilson
yesterday





@firedraco You are absolutely right; that was a brainfart. Fixed.

– Wilson
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Any other way of saying "The dog lifted its hind leg towards the fire hydrant"?

– tefisjb
yesterday







Any other way of saying "The dog lifted its hind leg towards the fire hydrant"?

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@tefisjb I'm sure there are. See if you can think of one. What you come up with will completely depend on what you want to say.

– Wilson
yesterday





@tefisjb I'm sure there are. See if you can think of one. What you come up with will completely depend on what you want to say.

– Wilson
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Sorry, no. I can't imagine a dog lifting a leg onto a fire hydrant. It would have to be some kind of contortionist. A dog lifting a leg on a fire hydrant just means it urinated. This makes sense. So definitely, use on, not onto in this sentence.

– Dawood ibn Kareem
19 hours ago





Sorry, no. I can't imagine a dog lifting a leg onto a fire hydrant. It would have to be some kind of contortionist. A dog lifting a leg on a fire hydrant just means it urinated. This makes sense. So definitely, use on, not onto in this sentence.

– Dawood ibn Kareem
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At is for places:



The dog lifted his hind leg at the fire hydrant or when he got to the fire hydrant.



On and in do not work here.



Dogs generally just aim at the hydrant. They aim at the fire hydrant and hit the side of it, not the top. So on is out. Unless you have a really big dog.



So lifted at can be understood as aiming and peeing. Or it can mean that is the place where he lifted his hind leg.



Like: We stopped at the house for a cup of tea. :)



OK:



The scientists found that when away from their home area, these dogs were more likely to urinate frequently and aim their urine at objects in comparison to when they were walked close to home. The authors concluded “urination in female dogs does not function solely in elimination, but that it also has a significant role in scent marking…”
peeing positions and what they mean, by vets



When they pee, the urine may fall on the object, nevertheless, they pee at an object like a fire hydrant or tree.






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  • This is the only really correct answer thus far.

    – person27
    16 hours ago











  • No, "lifted his leg on" or "lifted his hind leg on" is a fairly common idiom. It means "urinated on". This answer is incorrect.

    – Dawood ibn Kareem
    1 hour ago











  • He peed on the firehydrant. He lifted his hind leg at the fire hydrant. Like aiming at, which is what dogs are actually doing...

    – Lambie
    59 mins ago
















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At is for places:



The dog lifted his hind leg at the fire hydrant or when he got to the fire hydrant.



On and in do not work here.



Dogs generally just aim at the hydrant. They aim at the fire hydrant and hit the side of it, not the top. So on is out. Unless you have a really big dog.



So lifted at can be understood as aiming and peeing. Or it can mean that is the place where he lifted his hind leg.



Like: We stopped at the house for a cup of tea. :)



OK:



The scientists found that when away from their home area, these dogs were more likely to urinate frequently and aim their urine at objects in comparison to when they were walked close to home. The authors concluded “urination in female dogs does not function solely in elimination, but that it also has a significant role in scent marking…”
peeing positions and what they mean, by vets



When they pee, the urine may fall on the object, nevertheless, they pee at an object like a fire hydrant or tree.






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  • This is the only really correct answer thus far.

    – person27
    16 hours ago











  • No, "lifted his leg on" or "lifted his hind leg on" is a fairly common idiom. It means "urinated on". This answer is incorrect.

    – Dawood ibn Kareem
    1 hour ago











  • He peed on the firehydrant. He lifted his hind leg at the fire hydrant. Like aiming at, which is what dogs are actually doing...

    – Lambie
    59 mins ago














3












3








3







At is for places:



The dog lifted his hind leg at the fire hydrant or when he got to the fire hydrant.



On and in do not work here.



Dogs generally just aim at the hydrant. They aim at the fire hydrant and hit the side of it, not the top. So on is out. Unless you have a really big dog.



So lifted at can be understood as aiming and peeing. Or it can mean that is the place where he lifted his hind leg.



Like: We stopped at the house for a cup of tea. :)



OK:



The scientists found that when away from their home area, these dogs were more likely to urinate frequently and aim their urine at objects in comparison to when they were walked close to home. The authors concluded “urination in female dogs does not function solely in elimination, but that it also has a significant role in scent marking…”
peeing positions and what they mean, by vets



When they pee, the urine may fall on the object, nevertheless, they pee at an object like a fire hydrant or tree.






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At is for places:



The dog lifted his hind leg at the fire hydrant or when he got to the fire hydrant.



On and in do not work here.



Dogs generally just aim at the hydrant. They aim at the fire hydrant and hit the side of it, not the top. So on is out. Unless you have a really big dog.



So lifted at can be understood as aiming and peeing. Or it can mean that is the place where he lifted his hind leg.



Like: We stopped at the house for a cup of tea. :)



OK:



The scientists found that when away from their home area, these dogs were more likely to urinate frequently and aim their urine at objects in comparison to when they were walked close to home. The authors concluded “urination in female dogs does not function solely in elimination, but that it also has a significant role in scent marking…”
peeing positions and what they mean, by vets



When they pee, the urine may fall on the object, nevertheless, they pee at an object like a fire hydrant or tree.







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  • This is the only really correct answer thus far.

    – person27
    16 hours ago











  • No, "lifted his leg on" or "lifted his hind leg on" is a fairly common idiom. It means "urinated on". This answer is incorrect.

    – Dawood ibn Kareem
    1 hour ago











  • He peed on the firehydrant. He lifted his hind leg at the fire hydrant. Like aiming at, which is what dogs are actually doing...

    – Lambie
    59 mins ago



















  • This is the only really correct answer thus far.

    – person27
    16 hours ago











  • No, "lifted his leg on" or "lifted his hind leg on" is a fairly common idiom. It means "urinated on". This answer is incorrect.

    – Dawood ibn Kareem
    1 hour ago











  • He peed on the firehydrant. He lifted his hind leg at the fire hydrant. Like aiming at, which is what dogs are actually doing...

    – Lambie
    59 mins ago

















This is the only really correct answer thus far.

– person27
16 hours ago





This is the only really correct answer thus far.

– person27
16 hours ago













No, "lifted his leg on" or "lifted his hind leg on" is a fairly common idiom. It means "urinated on". This answer is incorrect.

– Dawood ibn Kareem
1 hour ago





No, "lifted his leg on" or "lifted his hind leg on" is a fairly common idiom. It means "urinated on". This answer is incorrect.

– Dawood ibn Kareem
1 hour ago













He peed on the firehydrant. He lifted his hind leg at the fire hydrant. Like aiming at, which is what dogs are actually doing...

– Lambie
59 mins ago





He peed on the firehydrant. He lifted his hind leg at the fire hydrant. Like aiming at, which is what dogs are actually doing...

– Lambie
59 mins ago











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A non-native English speaker, I often have to rely solely on the usage examples from original English language pieces of literary work and dictionaries; so looking for examples, I came across




The dog lifted its leg against the lamp..




And here's the example of using the preposition on in the context of a male dog preparing to pee.



That said, I absolutely agree on using the preposition "on" and can't but agree on the preposition "at" suggested in the answer and approved of in the comment on it, both being provided by native English speakers. At the same time, the other suggestions are well worth being taken note of, as quite possible alternatives.



As a side note, "hind" seems to be redundant, logically, in such a situation (IMHO)






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    You are right, 'hind' is redundant.

    – fred2
    4 hours ago











  • @fred2 In front are the paws. You don't ask a dog to give you its front leg, do you?

    – Rompey
    4 hours ago











  • Yes, but I still say the idea is at an object, rather than on it. So, the underlying idea is aim at. They do, after all, take aim. –

    – Lambie
    45 mins ago
















1














A non-native English speaker, I often have to rely solely on the usage examples from original English language pieces of literary work and dictionaries; so looking for examples, I came across




The dog lifted its leg against the lamp..




And here's the example of using the preposition on in the context of a male dog preparing to pee.



That said, I absolutely agree on using the preposition "on" and can't but agree on the preposition "at" suggested in the answer and approved of in the comment on it, both being provided by native English speakers. At the same time, the other suggestions are well worth being taken note of, as quite possible alternatives.



As a side note, "hind" seems to be redundant, logically, in such a situation (IMHO)






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  • 1





    You are right, 'hind' is redundant.

    – fred2
    4 hours ago











  • @fred2 In front are the paws. You don't ask a dog to give you its front leg, do you?

    – Rompey
    4 hours ago











  • Yes, but I still say the idea is at an object, rather than on it. So, the underlying idea is aim at. They do, after all, take aim. –

    – Lambie
    45 mins ago














1












1








1







A non-native English speaker, I often have to rely solely on the usage examples from original English language pieces of literary work and dictionaries; so looking for examples, I came across




The dog lifted its leg against the lamp..




And here's the example of using the preposition on in the context of a male dog preparing to pee.



That said, I absolutely agree on using the preposition "on" and can't but agree on the preposition "at" suggested in the answer and approved of in the comment on it, both being provided by native English speakers. At the same time, the other suggestions are well worth being taken note of, as quite possible alternatives.



As a side note, "hind" seems to be redundant, logically, in such a situation (IMHO)






share|improve this answer















A non-native English speaker, I often have to rely solely on the usage examples from original English language pieces of literary work and dictionaries; so looking for examples, I came across




The dog lifted its leg against the lamp..




And here's the example of using the preposition on in the context of a male dog preparing to pee.



That said, I absolutely agree on using the preposition "on" and can't but agree on the preposition "at" suggested in the answer and approved of in the comment on it, both being provided by native English speakers. At the same time, the other suggestions are well worth being taken note of, as quite possible alternatives.



As a side note, "hind" seems to be redundant, logically, in such a situation (IMHO)







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    You are right, 'hind' is redundant.

    – fred2
    4 hours ago











  • @fred2 In front are the paws. You don't ask a dog to give you its front leg, do you?

    – Rompey
    4 hours ago











  • Yes, but I still say the idea is at an object, rather than on it. So, the underlying idea is aim at. They do, after all, take aim. –

    – Lambie
    45 mins ago














  • 1





    You are right, 'hind' is redundant.

    – fred2
    4 hours ago











  • @fred2 In front are the paws. You don't ask a dog to give you its front leg, do you?

    – Rompey
    4 hours ago











  • Yes, but I still say the idea is at an object, rather than on it. So, the underlying idea is aim at. They do, after all, take aim. –

    – Lambie
    45 mins ago








1




1





You are right, 'hind' is redundant.

– fred2
4 hours ago





You are right, 'hind' is redundant.

– fred2
4 hours ago













@fred2 In front are the paws. You don't ask a dog to give you its front leg, do you?

– Rompey
4 hours ago





@fred2 In front are the paws. You don't ask a dog to give you its front leg, do you?

– Rompey
4 hours ago













Yes, but I still say the idea is at an object, rather than on it. So, the underlying idea is aim at. They do, after all, take aim. –

– Lambie
45 mins ago





Yes, but I still say the idea is at an object, rather than on it. So, the underlying idea is aim at. They do, after all, take aim. –

– Lambie
45 mins ago










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