Why does my girl puppy have a boy-like thing??

Question

I know.. sounds stupid.. but I'm new to a puppy! We brought home our shih-tzu whom we were told was a girl.. I even double checked her paperwork.. we're supposed to have a girl... yet, she has a boy-like thing on her belly! Do puppies have an umbilical cord stump left after 10 weeks - that's the only thing I can think of!? There were only two puppies, one white -male and one tri-color -female.. so, I don't see how the paperwork would say a tri-color female unless they totally screwed up. And please, I am asking for some help here.. don't tell me to watch her/him pee... even I know that some male puppies squat to pee! And.. her bum is dark colored and very 'hairy' so please don't judge me for not checking there... I honestly can't see anything either way! Thanks

Answer 1

If it looks like this:

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1571&articleid=442

take your pup to the vet and get an idea of what it is and what it will take to fix the problem.

Answer 2

Since you just got the pup, your first thing should be to take it to the vet to verify you have rec'd a healthy puppy! By doing this it will help you also identify if you have a male or female. If your puppy does have a umbilical hernia, that will also be checked out and it should be checked out because it could cause some serious problems later, but if you have your puppy spayed it can be repaired at the same time..

I would honestly hope your breeder was able to tell if it was a boy or girl though..

Answer 3

Female Puppy Anatomy

Answer 4

I'm assuming you got the tri-color pup then?

What comes to my mind is an umbilical hernia. This can be caused by the mother dog biting the umbilical cord off to short. What happens is a small hole forms in the abdominal wal and allows fat and in some cases intestine to poke through the hole.

Have it evaluated by your vet at her first appt. they'll be able to tell you if its mild (fat) or severe (intestine). Mild ones are more common. If it is mild you can have it repaired when she gets spayed, umbilical hernias are right in the spay line and I've never heard of an extra charge to fix a mild one.

Looking between the puppies legs at this age (I'm assuming 8-12wks) wouldn't do a whole lot of good anyway, since at that age the testicles generally haven't descended yet.

Good luck with your new pup.

Answer 5

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Why does my girl puppy have a boy-like thing??
I know.. sounds stupid.. but I'm new to a puppy! We brought home our shih-tzu whom we were told was a girl.. I even double checked her paperwork.. we're supposed to have a girl... yet, she has a boy-like thing on her belly! Do puppies have an umbilical cord stump left after 10 weeks -...

Answer 6

Just for giggles I will tell you, you know how you said some male puppies squat to pee? Occasionally my female Dal will lift her leg like a male to pee! I guess she figures if they can do it so can I! At 10 weeks the umbilical cord should be healed. Go online to: sexing puppies--determining the gender, they will have a picture of a male and a female puppy and it will show you the difference and what to look for. It's a great site for the question you have!

Answer 7

When we brought our female puppy (Miniature Pinscher)home. For the first time in my life (48yrs), I too was soon confused about the gender. As her female anatomy did resemble a males. However, there is a difference. The females is all the way back between the legs toward and near the rump. The males is further forward towards the navel. When puppies, the male and female look very simular. But take note to the area of which it is located. By six months, there is a significant difference. Because where the females is located. The male testicals will have descended. Also by this time. The male will lift its leg to pee. Hope this helps, ~~Mafi

Answer 8

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Think about it. When you punish anything, whether it's a dog or a human being, you're using negative energy. It's like you're a dictator and your pet is your slave. This is a very negative relationship between both and will only lead to problems in the future.

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Method 2: The "One Person in the House Trains the Dog" Method

I couldn't think of a more creative title so I just named it the most descriptive title! Basically this is one of those common dog training methods that people follow without even realizing it! Here's a common scenario:

There is one dog and multiple people in the house that play with, feed, and take care of the dog. Out of those many people, only one actually trains the dog to listen and obey them. The others merely play with the dog.

This dynamic is highly ineffective if you are serious about training your dog. The reason is that only one person training a dog, no matter how great their training skills are, will not get the dog to listen to everybody. The dog will realize that it needs to behave around one person, but know that the other people don't care. Dogs are smart! They know who the "dominant" people are and who they can get away with more "mischief" with.

I've seen this problem happen with many pet owners where they try really hard to train their pet but cannot achieve any results. The reason is often that while one person is trying to train their pet to not do one thing, the other people in the house are actually rewarding the very thing!

An example of this is when dogs jump on people. This is not good behavior and one person could be training them to stop this. At the same time, another family member may think it's cute and pet and cuddle them after they do this. What's a dog to think when different reactions happen with different people?

Method 3: Following No Dog Training Methods - Using Intuition

I know many pet owners that think that because they have children and successfully raised them that they can get their dog to listen to them as well! Aside from the big ego, this approach assumes that dogs learn exactly the same way that humans learn.

While this is true to some extent, dogs are dogs and people are people. Different approaches are needed for different animals. While they may be more subtle than training a giraffe, they are still there and have a big impact on the results you'll see.

It is important to understand exactly what you are teaching your pets to do and not to do. If you don't, you may very well end up doing things counter-productive.

The best solution to this is to pick up a book or go find some training course out there that has a depth of coverage on the topic.

Other Poor Methods of Approach

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Answer 9

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If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.

It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.

Answer 10

It's likely she has a herniated belly button. Pups can get this many ways, some are inherited and others can be from when mom severed the cord, literally. I would call the breeder and ask them. If it is a herniated belly button, it's no cause for alarm. If it bothers you they can remove it when she goes in to be spayed.

Answer 11

Look directly between legs and if a female the pet will have a split.if a male it will have a penis.No, pups don't have an umbilical cord stump at that age.