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Originally Posted by Dawn125 You can probably tell if her anal gland is full just by the smell. Dogs that need their anal gland expressed tend to have stinky butts. It's not a regular poop smell, it's hard to describe but once you've smelled it you probably will recognize it easily in the future. I'm a dog groomer and deal with anal glands on a regular basis. It's not hard to express them but you can bruise the dog if you don't know what you are doing and squeeze too hard. Most groomers will do it for you for a small fee. It's best to do it during the bath because it is stinky so if you have a groomer do it without a bath plan on taking him home and giving him a bath afterward.
Most dogs don't ever need to get their anal glands expressed. The only times I have ever seen my little Brandy scoot on her butt I have found dried poop back there stuck in her fur. |
I have never had any of my dogs done. and I never see them dragging their bottoms. and I have never smelled anything.