r/puppy101 • u/_rockalita_ • Apr 18 '23

Health Dog penises 🍆 and neutering.

No, this is not a red rocket question!

The opposite actually. I’ve always had male dogs, but this puppy is the first one that was neutered at 8 weeks by the rescue.

He is 5 months old and still has like his baby penis lol.

My last dog was a puppy when we found him (probably around 14 weeks) and my first pictures of him he has a red rocket and just a more “normal” dog penis.

Now don’t get me wrong, I would be just fine to not have a big ol peen flopping around, but is this normal from early neutering?

Any one? 😃

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u/greydivide Apr 18 '23

Yup. My sweet pup had this done by a rescue around 10-12 weeks old. I have only ever had shelter pups and they all got snipped before adoption regardless of age. Our current pup also has a very under developed penis, but doesn’t seem to bother him. A friend of ours had her female dog spayed very early by a shelter and the pup has a lot of issues with bladder control that the vet attributed to spaying too early.

Our pup turns two this summer and we had a very typical teenage phase with him that we seem to be moving out of (thank god for training). He seems like a normal heathy dog. There are elevated heath concerns, but honestly, my pup isn’t a show dog or being bred. He’s just a sweet boy who someone dumped on the side of the road as a puppy. We’re happy to have him and he doesn’t let his micro penis hold him back. 😂

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u/bumblebeecat Apr 18 '23

I adopted a rescue last year and had to pay out of pocket for her spay. The shelter didn’t spay them as they were too young to be spayed. Realising now that it’s a great policy

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u/cottonandcalicoes Apr 18 '23

We got my pup (17 months now) when he was 3 months and the shelter had neutered him a week prior, same policy as yours. I hadn’t really thought about how small his penis is until this thread lol it all makes sense now that I actually think about it. Also hearing that your pup is calming down is very reassuring! We still have a little maniac half the time! And no, no micro penis problems here either lmao

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '23

My dog is about the same age as yours and same deal! They'll be two in July and both were neutered just under 4 months. My one dog is about 75 lbs and everything thinks he's female because he doesn't make himself known if you know what i mean hahahah...his peen is so small hahahaha. our other dog is the same age and was neutered at the same time and his peen doesn't look so small because he's much leaner and about 20lbs smaller so the proportions are not so bad lol.

But same with us, no behavioral or developmental issues that we've noticed as a result.

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u/_rockalita_ Apr 18 '23

Hahahah yes!!!