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[Daelene & Molly]

Molly is the first female dog that I have had that needs to be groomed around the girly parts.  I don't know if I can explain this right but here goes....her girly part is hairy which is trimmed when she goes to the groomer, but the hair around that specific area appears to be red.  Molly does not over lick that area, but she will lick there.  Is this normal or does she have a irritation or hot spot?

Thanks

[Lisa, Daisy & Dexter]

I took my granddog in to get Bortadela on Saturday, there was a beautiful white standard poodle there....the entire area around  her gentile area was  a redish color. The owner told me she has been that way since she was a puppy and perfectly normal. I did not ask, she offered up the information cause we were talking about coloring....Daisy's specifically being she is no longer chocolate but cream and chocolate.

[Daelene & Molly]

I can't tell you how relieved I am to know that Molly isn't the only dog out there with this "coloring".  Thanks.

[Sue, Lola, Pongo & Hubby]

Lola has red hair around her "girly" parts and her bum. I could wipe/clean the area until I'm blue in the face and it wouldn't make a difference. I don't think it's much to worry about though, unless she's licking a LOT, or scooting or something

[Daelene & Molly]

Molly is not licking alot or scooting, but I was cleaning the area alot....I was looking a little blue :)

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Starlit is  all black with some white and is BROWN ( chocolate lab brown) in her feminine areas. 

Spud is mostly blonde/white/buff and he is apricot in his manly areas.

It is all good in dogs.   I hear thier are some human blondes that have different color................. oh never mind.... just that one is not normal.    

[Daelene & Molly]

LOL

[Sue, Lola, Pongo & Hubby]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ann Kendig]

Oh, you are too funny!   : )

[Daelene & Molly]

I can't thank everyone enough for putting my fears to rest.  I had no idea what I was dealing with, good to know it is common.  This is such a great website with wonderful resources....fellow doodle owners♥♥♥

[J and Riley (and Luna)]

I have had a Bichon Frise (white dog) and Luna, both female... both have the reddish fur in the private areas.  I'm about 90% sure it's because of the saliva when they clean down there. 

 

If you have ever had a plastic dog bowl - it occasionally gets the same colour of stuff at the water line that you have to clean (scrub) out.  Yoshi (the Bichon)'s bowl got like that every couple days, so I'm guessing it's the saliva.

[Daelene & Molly]

I am so relieved to know that this is a normal occurrence in some dogs.  Thanks for the info.

[Jennifer Tramell]

Charlotte is the same coloring as Molly and she has the same...um...."lowlights" (well, they're not highlights!).  This discussion reminded me of years ago when my then boyfriend (now husband) came to visit at my mom & dad's for the weekend, thought he'd be a dear and give our family dog a bath.  Seemed he'd been giving Chester, a blond cockapoo, a bath for sometime so I check on him to find him vigorously scrubbing Chester's ears.  "I just can't get them clean!" he said and I gently told him that Chester's ear were NATURALLY a darker blond - that wasn't dirt he was scrubbing.  Poor guy (dog and DH), but then, hubby thought you could identify male horses because they lifted their legs on trees.  Seriously.