Light BackStory: Our vet seems to think our puppy is not expressing her anal glands naturally. She says the pup may or may not grow out of it. Nog big deal.
It seems however that she expresses her anal glands when nervous or frightened. It happened in my car on one of her early car rides, in the house when our other dog corrected her and just now when a dog gate fell and frightened her. This last situation was the most extreme, with the expression covering the underside of her tale, a trail left on the floor and a smattering across chair backs. Aside from the fact that it is stinky (no big deal) is it something we should be concerned with or is it pretty natural?
Can it be avoided? What should I do if/when it happens?
It seems however that she expresses her anal glands when nervous or frightened. It happened in my car on one of her early car rides, in the house when our other dog corrected her and just now when a dog gate fell and frightened her. This last situation was the most extreme, with the expression covering the underside of her tale, a trail left on the floor and a smattering across chair backs. Aside from the fact that it is stinky (no big deal) is it something we should be concerned with or is it pretty natural?
Can it be avoided? What should I do if/when it happens?