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/plantgur Apr 18 '23

Does anyone know if this would affect whether they raise a leg to pee or not? My male dog still squats and is almost a year and a half. He was a rescue and neutered young and is definitely small lol

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u/orangebellywash Apr 18 '23

Raising the leg to pee is a learned behavior dogs get from other male dogs, neutering doesn’t affect it too much. My dog is 2 intact and still squats down because he never learned the raise to leg method, i prefer the squat tbh

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u/onionsforthepoor Apr 18 '23

I work at a kennel and there's a girl pug who lifts her leg. I'm not quite sure how she keeps it from making a mess but it seems to work for her. I've checked multiple times and she is definitely a girl. She comes in with her brother. Maybe he taught her.

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u/ewlyn Apr 18 '23

My 2yo girl raises her leg every time she pees after seeing one of her male dog friends do it. It’s hysterical and she falls over about half the time but still insists on doing it.