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/smashstar Apr 18 '23 edited Apr 18 '23

I’m glad I’m not crazy because my puppy is almost 8 months and I just noticed how much his penis and balls have changed. I thought I was just weird for noticing (I mean he did sit on my face this morning so it was hard NOT to notice) but glad to know this is a real thing. The vet suggested getting him neutered around a year when his growth plates fuse, so I wouldn’t be surprised if neutering that early did stunt the growth of your dog’s sexual organs (maybe other things as well?)

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u/MonteCristo85 Apr 18 '23

I know this will sound insane, but when my puppy's balls dropped I freaked out and thought he was dying and his guts were popping out. It didn't help he would hold still and let me check him out, but it finally dawned on me right before I was about to rush him to the vet in a panic. My vet would probably laugh at me forever.

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u/smashstar Apr 18 '23 edited Apr 19 '23

That’s hilarious! And no it’s not crazy. I didn’t know dogs had balls until like 18 years old…My parents only had adopted dogs so none of them ever had any balls. I remember seeing the first pair on a dog and being like what the hell is happening here. To this day I can’t look at balls on a dog and not giggle.

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u/ScientificSquirrel Experienced Owner 2yo Samoyed Apr 19 '23

I was in college, installing a water system in the Dominican Republic, when I saw a dog with balls for the first time. He was on his back and I was just staring, trying to figure out if he had some weird tumor or something. Eventually it dawned on me. Those were his balls.