Black Spots on belly
 

Hi, Derby has these black spots on his belly. I looked at other threads regarding this on this board and it talks about itching/black spots in arm pits etc. I do not have that on Derby.

They are on his belly and near his genital area. We tried squeezing one because we thought maybe it was a blackhead, but all it did was scab. i took the scab off and there is still a black dot there; however there seems to be a sharp end to it.

There are various sized of dots. Some are raised, and some are smaller black ones. They look the same from the naked eye, but when I feel them they do not feel the same.

The one we picked at, that scabbed, and had a sharp end to it almost look like a piece of burr or a dog hair that wasn't like his belly hair at all. We had to shave him down last weekend because he chased a dog into a bush at the dog park, so maybe that's it?

I tried using the tweezers to squeeze the other raised ones and nothing happens.

Could they me moles or just skin pigmentation? Should I squeeze the raised one harder (like I do my own blackheads?)

I don't know what to do, but it worries me a little.

I've also heard of Staph infections... What are those? Could this be it?

Ok I know for sure it isn't Staph infection- i goggled it - it looks nothing like it

I did find this picture through google images, and it resembles it... Except Derby has big and small ones- some raised/some not

How many "spots" does he have? To be honest the picture you posted looks like nipples to me.

They do don't they! That's what Derby's looks like!

My husband said "Did you see that Derby has black spots on his belly?"

and I said "Ya they are normal.. man parts"

I thought they looked like a man form of tiny woman nipples, until I realised they were sporadic in where they were placed.

Could it be teenage acne for dogs? He is 7 months old... and I just read something about that too.

although it doesn't explain why one of them seemed to have a pointy end once I picked at it. Then again, his black spots look the same but some are raised/some aren't.

ahh so confused!!

Looks like nipples to me.
Mickey also has a flatter one that I think of as his belly button (where the umbilical cord was attached).

Looks like nipples to me as well.

My little one is missing a nipple on one side OR has an extra nipple on one side-depending on how you want to look at it:) Also some of the nipples are black and some are pink.

Maybe if you could post a picture we could have a better idea.

Could they be nipples? We didn't notice Bandit's until he was older lol. I almost freaked out thinking they were something serious and rushed him to the vet. How un-symmetric are they? Could you get a picture?

Let me a get a pic, and get back to you guys-- in the next few days :)

If they're nipples can they be all over his belly? near genitals too? weird.

Hi, I am taking Parker to the vet today for this very thing. I have always thought that they could be moles, but it looks like at least one of them is getting larger. This is what concerns me.

black spots on skin are very common and usually are staph infection. My dog Barney gets a staph infection in late spring to early summer secondary to allergies - it is easily cleared by antibiotics. My dog never itches or bites his spots. I think it is good you are taking Parker in so you can get to the bottom of it quickly.