# Really indelicate beastality question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 21, 2002, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-indelicate-beastality-question/124837 "2002-08-21T01:54:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![dave316](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dave316](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dave316)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2002, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-indelicate-beastality-question/124837/21 "2002-08-24T15:19:12Z")
i judge dog shows and their is a breed that is developed for penis size its called the Holmes Terrier. It is not AKC recognized, it is what us judges call a carnival breed .Developed more for shock value than anything else and you do not want to buy one. Since breeds like this are rare, a single stud accounts for 20 to 30 percent of genetic makeup and disease such as hip dysplasia, a degenerative disease of the hip joint occurs with a frequency of 60 percent to 80 percent or higher in some of them. Progressive retinal atrophy, a degenerative retinal disease that develops at 2 to 5 years of age and leads to inexorable blindness, occurs with a frequency of 95 percent or higher . A dozen more diseases like this easily could be named. . ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2002, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-indelicate-beastality-question/124837/22 "2002-08-24T19:18:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rysdad \* > \*\*I thought it was a presa canario, or have I just been whooshed? \*\* You’re right. I cannot remember that breed, probably cause I’m such a delicate modest lady who doesn’t like the association with dog boinking. ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2002, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-indelicate-beastality-question/124837/23 "2002-10-11T14:03:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dave316 \* > \*\* Progressive retinal atrophy, a degenerative retinal disease that develops at 2 to 5 years of age and leads to inexorable blindness \*\* Lemme guess, these dogs also had an unusually high incidence of hairy palms? ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2002, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-indelicate-beastality-question/124837/24 "2002-10-11T16:04:39Z")
Of _course_ they do! I mean… the vast majority of them is already hair- EW! ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2002, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-indelicate-beastality-question/124837/25 "2002-10-11T17:28:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dave316 \* > \*\*i judge dog shows and their is a breed that is developed for penis size its called the Holmes Terrier. \*\* Holmes, as in John Holmes? That’s sad. ---
**Author:** ![BlueMit11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7feea3/32.png) [@BlueMit11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueMit11)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2002, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-indelicate-beastality-question/124837/26 "2002-10-11T20:52:47Z")
In a related topic, I am into herpatology somewhat and I have read that male iguanas enjoy masturbating so much that they have been equipped with two apparati, in case one falls off in this act of sexual solitaire. Not sure if it’s true, but is sure as hell is interesting. I know I’m not going to try to reach into my iguana’s cloaca and find out. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2002, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-indelicate-beastality-question/124837/27 "2002-10-11T22:01:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by BlueMit11 \* > \*\*In a related topic, I am into herpatology somewhat and I have read that male iguanas enjoy masturbating so much that they have been equipped with two apparati, in case one falls off in this act of sexual solitaire. Not sure if it’s true, but is sure as hell is interesting. I know I’m not going to try to reach into my iguana’s cloaca and find out. \*\* In highschool a rather knowledgable biology teacher informed us that many snakes have a hemipenis- a single penis which branches into two parallel penises(penii? penices?). The sex organs of the animal kingdom display an amazing variety of configuration, placement, and number. An article in Science News detailed the genitalia of male cockroaches. One researcher said that the organs unfolded like a Swiss Army knife. Further, some males had ‘beaters’-organs which beat rythmically on the underside of the female during copulation. It appears that female cockroaches find this pleasing, as males with beaters mated with more females than their unequipped competitors. BTW-When I viewed the forum before clicking on this thread, the thread after it was “Is it safe to give my dog an Altoid?” Coincidence, or something more? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-indelicate-beastality-question/124837.md?page=1)