Trimming wiener hairs.

Barb

My family has always had female dogs...so this is new to me. I had to trim my pups wiener hairs tonight. They get all urine soaked and stick together...is this a common thing? How often do you guys have to do it? (And I was very careful with his little wiener.)

Criosphynx

As a puppy, Chili's got gross a few times and I debated it...he outgrew it tho, maybe it was a puppy thing...


No reason not to trim them tho, that I can think of

TonkaTruckJK

OMG, be careful!

Sorry, can't offer any meaningful advice, other than, be REAL careful with that thing...it's important! My dog, luckily, doesn't require that type of maintenance...although, there IS a term for it - groomers often have it built into packages, but I forget the name of it...hang on...got it: "sanitary clipping and scissoring in the "potty" areas".

It's a pretty standard thing in longer-haired dogs.

kmes

LOL! I trim my male pekeingese.
Like Tonka said, it is pretty common grooming requirement in longer haired breeds.
Just be careful!

Barb

I was very careful!! My husband held him and I trimmed...very weird feeling though. I hope it doesn't have to be done too often, but it really did need to be done. He would pee and be soaked down there, then (if he didn't jump on my lap and make a wet urine spot) it would stick together into this crusty nastiness. :x

Here is to hoping it is a puppy thing!! (Or I might have to seek out a qualified groomer to manage it next time )

kmes

Haha!
I hope it's just a puppy thing too.
But if not, well...
You'll be surprised how quickly you (and your pup) get used to doing it!

Criosphynx

I used to have to drain pus sores on Chili's "thing"....talk about a 'wierd" feeling...

sorry TMI, TMI

kmes

LOL!

Mischief

If there is any kind of discharge (yellow or green) you probably need to make an appt. to see the Vet.

I have found with my male peke that I had more problems when I did snip his noodle hair, as opposed to just washing and drying that area regularly, I was told by other peke owners that having it stay fairly long is actually a good thing as it tends to keep urine away from his under belly and the hairs act as an "eavestrough" and should therefor not be cut too close to the actual noodle. Also I've been told that it acts as a barrier preventing bacteria from entering. I have found since I decided not to clip him, he is much cleaner and his junk is less smelly but that is just my personal experience. I guess a lot could depend on the height of the dog too. Mine is pretty close to the ground and can pick up bacteria easily.

But again, if his seepage is sticky or crusty, I would have him checked out

kmes

Hmmm...
I'll have to give that a try, Mischief!
I don't normally trim too close. I leave the hair around 1/2 inch long, but I think I'll just let it be and see how that works.