i apologize for the yucky topic..


How often do your dogs need their anal glands expressed?
I ask because it seems like Riley (3 month old pup) needs hers expressed a lot. As most of you know, it REALLY smells and when we notice it we end up wiping her behind with a paper towel (and you can see some of it). She's not scooting or anything but its really annoying because it gets all over everything. Does this seem normal? Or normal for a puppy? Our vet said that the more you have them expressed the more they need them done.. We never had a problem with Brooke's until she was 6 or so, she started scooting and had them expressed a few times. We're going back to the vets tommorow (but our vet isn't really concerned about it).. what do you guys think?