# Is this dog really neutered? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 26, 2000, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-dog-really-neutered/38343 "2000-10-26T00:47:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mammie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@Mammie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mammie)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-dog-really-neutered/38343/1 "2000-10-26T00:47:49Z")
Got the lab neutered about 7 weeks ago. No problem. Fast recovery. I’ve noticed in the last week he is having what I guess are erections. I don’t know how to put this delicatey other than to say the “red” part comes out. Is this normal even after a dog is neutered? Don’t say ask my Vet. No way. I’d rather ask you. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-dog-really-neutered/38343/2 "2000-10-26T01:22:18Z")
When an animal is neutered only the testicles are removed, not the penis. So I would bet your dog is neutered 😉 I ocaisionally see my dog’s penis. He’s been fixed for years. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-dog-really-neutered/38343/3 "2000-10-26T01:40:19Z")
It’s normal in all the neutered dogs I’ve seen. Not that I look or anything… ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-dog-really-neutered/38343/4 "2000-10-26T02:16:16Z")
Ditto with the cats. Especially when “pawing( nursing )” at my wife’s neck. They’re in a high state of pleasure and comfort, and so they show a little winky. Doesn’t make em bad kitties, just makes em human. 😃 And yes obviously, they’re all fixed. Cartooniverse ---
**Author:** ![Cyndar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cyndar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyndar)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-dog-really-neutered/38343/5 "2000-10-26T05:14:02Z")
At my hospital, when we see a dog’s penis sticking out, we tell them to put their lipstick away. 🙂 And yes, it is OK that his penis comes out once in a while. It doesn’t mean anything other than that he is relaxed and happy. Good thing your dog’s neutering went well. Tonight we had a full grown Great Dane come in with complications. His scrotum was swollen to the size of a basketball! Happens a lot in large breed dogs. We had to icepack it. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-dog-really-neutered/38343/6 "2000-10-26T10:03:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Cyndar \* > \*\*Good thing your dog’s neutering went well. Tonight we had a full grown Great Dane come in with complications. His scrotum was swollen to the size of a basketball! Happens a lot in large breed dogs. We had to icepack it. \*\* Thanks for the image. My dog gets a little wood every now and then and he’s been testicle free since '93. ---
**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-dog-really-neutered/38343/7 "2000-10-26T12:51:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Boscibo \* > \*\*I ocaisionally see my dog’s penis. He’s been fixed for years. \*\* Now that is the oddest date that I have ever heard about. ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-dog-really-neutered/38343/8 "2000-10-26T13:02:03Z")
“put their lipstick away” Classic. ---
**Author:** ![Mammie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@Mammie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mammie)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2000, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-dog-really-neutered/38343/9 "2000-10-28T02:08:15Z")
Thanks to everyone for the dog penis info. I’ll quit worrying over it and get on with my life. Loved the lipstick line. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cyndar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cyndar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyndar)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2000, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-dog-really-neutered/38343/10 "2000-10-28T13:15:55Z")
GLad I could give everyone a laugh. But hey, that’s what a dog’s penis looks like! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mammie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@Mammie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mammie)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2000, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-dog-really-neutered/38343/11 "2000-10-28T13:26:31Z")
You are sooo right. It does look like lipstick and now we will all think of it when putting on our makeup. 🙂