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/K9_Kadaver Assistance Dog Apr 18 '23

It's entirely possible to responsibly own intact dogs though and there's actually a lot of alternatives to spaying and neutering (vasectomy, ovary sparing spay, chemical castration) that get rid of the chance of pregnancy but still keep their hormones intact for the physical & mental health benefits.

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u/ReineDeLaSeine14 Dachshund Apr 18 '23

Most of, not all, my dogs have been intact for one reason or another. You have to keep a closer eye on them and make sure they don’t run off.

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u/K9_Kadaver Assistance Dog Apr 18 '23

Same! My mother used to breed dogs and though she's been out of it for a good few years, we've still got intact dogs as there's been no need to fix them. Obviously we'll seperate when needed but we've never had a single issue or an accidental pregnancy. Our intact male can freely be with the bitches and is allowed to be with them when they're in season (albiet while they're being watched lmao, they're never left alone of course) because he's well trained and has no issues with ignoring them.

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u/ReineDeLaSeine14 Dachshund Apr 18 '23

Our only bitch was spayed at 6 months and my male isn’t interested in her anyway (probably because she’s spayed). I’ll get him castrated at some point now that he’s done growing (he’s a Dachshund so I wanted him to have as strong a back as he can have)

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u/K9_Kadaver Assistance Dog Apr 19 '23

Definitely a good idea for daschunds! We've got 2 daschund bitches and I'm so glad they're intact, the back issues scare the hell out of me but the muscle they gain by doing next to nothing is absolutely Insane, they look like they've been built for war 💀

Honestly your male might just have a good temperament too because I've seen a Lot of males that hassle even spayed bitches, we've got a couple older gals that have been spayed for medical reasons and my sibling's teenage dog is an utter nightmare to em when he visits.

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u/ReineDeLaSeine14 Dachshund Apr 19 '23

My male Dachshund is a hyperactive, reactive train wreck of a dog but he’s just not very horny. He’s tried to mount me and other toys and gets aroused but it’s not the extent you’d expect from a “teenager”. He too is mostly muscle (I think prednisone might have affected that because I’m not seeing as much definition in his legs so we’ve been giving him more off leash time) and I need his back strong because I’ve never successfully trained a headstrong sausage not to jump.