Accckkk.. Red Rocket..Lipstick..ya knowwww!

[Megan]

I'm sure there are other discussions on this, but could not find one that talked about age where the ..umm...red rocket (pee-wee) makes an appearance? I think I saw a little glimpse today with Brooks..he's only 4 months old. I kinda freaked out but tried not to make a big deal about it..Mommy just wants her baby foreeeever..and this means he's getting older! Anyone else remember time frame when the red rocket makes an appearance? Should I expect this to happen more often? Yikes..this first time mommy is having a hard time!

[Oliver]

hahaha! our little guy will be 4 months on saturday, and we've been seeing his little red lipstick on a daily basis for the past week when he gets really excited during playtime...totally normal.

[Meg (Murphy's Mom)]

Murphy is almost 15 months old. I have never seen his (penis) out ever! A matter of fact his package is very small almost unnoticable when he rolls on his back. I think it was because he was neutered at 6 months. I was really concerned about getting him neutered too early because I wanted to be sure he grew properly and I was told by people I trusted that he needed the hormones for those important first 6 months of growing but as soon as he hit the 6 mo mark he was off to be clipped! I am so glad we did it that way! It sounds like Brooks is advanced in the excitement department!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I have never seen Jackdoodle's either, and he is also very, very "underendowed". But he wasn't neutered until he was almost 14 months old!

[Meg (Murphy's Mom)]

Well, that blows a hole in my theory. (*smile*)

[Cam & Oski]

What a fascinating topic. Actually I had sort of wondered if neutering Oski earlier (just over 4 months) was why he was "underendowed" but perhaps it's a doodle thing?

BTW I think Oski started pulling out his lipstick around 3-4 months as well--mainly when he was excited, especially during playtime.

[Adina P]

ha ha! Totally normal, but I was also not too thrilled when Rosco started pulling out his lipstick!
I noticed it happened most often while we were obedience training... particularly when I put him in a sit stay. I guess he just likes dominant babes ;-)
if and when it pops out now, I tell him to lie down and that usually fixes it.

[Teresa]

LIPSTICK!! I'm chuckling over this one - sorry, never heard that term before. Hudson has been showing his off for a very long time - he is neutered and he still likes to "cool it off". He'll just sit on my footstool and show it to me very proudly.

Adina - like yourself, I usually just tell him to lay down or I push him off the footstool and he starts doing something else. He is a humpy boy though - loves his big dog bed :-) The poor male species - they are always looking for love or showing off. I am sure Hudson would own a muscle car if he could drive!!!

[Stella]

There is a dog in our class that does it everytime we practice the sit-stay!!! (and we are up to a 8 minute stay so that is quite a long time for us to see the lipstick!!). Mine only pops his out when he is hot!

[Adrianne Matzkin]

YOURS??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[Adina P]

ROFL...

[Megan]

Oh GOOD!!! He is not neutered yet...in fact, his male parts have not dropped yet..so, I'm kinda surprised he's getting so aroused!!! I figured it was normal and knew it would happen eventually, but I thought 4 months was kinda young...thanks for the morale support! :))))

[Sandy]

So....your dog's testicles haven't dropped yet? Toby has one down, one up. I have been told it could still happen, but may not before he's neutered. The vet wants us to wait until he's 8 months old, unless he gets obnoxious before then, to see if things will change. If not it's a more involved surgery, I hear.