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    My Vet originally told me that one of Oliver's testicles had not dropped and it wouldn't ever drop. Well, today he was on his back and there were two round testicles. When I felt them, they were in fact two round testicles. Here is where the problem is....I haven't been able to find them again since then. Is that weird or normal? Did I maybe imagine them because I would like to think his testicles will eventually appear?
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    A lot of folks who aren't familiar with dog anatomy often mistake an excited dog with his bulbis glandis enlarged as "testicles" because there will be two, one on each side of the back of the penis, but this is more on the belly vs. where the testicles are. If you can't find them again, chances are the dog was excited and you really didn't see testicles. If one didn't drop, then you should at least find ONE at all times.

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    Hmm...maybe that is what it is then. When I got home from babysitting my friend's son, Oliver rolled over in his back for a belly rub and they were there again. You think it isn't his testicles but his bulbis glandis?
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    Quote Originally Posted by JenC View Post
    A lot of folks who aren't familiar with dog anatomy often mistake an excited dog with his bulbis glandis enlarged as "testicles" because there will be two, one on each side of the back of the penis, but this is more on the belly vs. where the testicles are. If you can't find them again, chances are the dog was excited and you really didn't see testicles. If one didn't drop, then you should at least find ONE at all times.
    That was my first thought, too...you see this most often when a dog is excited about what's going on...and a belly rub is one of those good times.

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    LOL, here's a picture. From a Google Image search. See how the bulbus glandis are right at the base of the penis? The testicles in this intact dog are much closer to his anus. When a male is fully erect both the penis and the bulbus glandis will protrude from the sheath and be quite red, as they are out of their furry covering. But in the photo below it's easy to see how they can be mistaken for testicles in the scrotum.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Snowshoe View Post
    LOL, here's a picture. From a Google Image search. See how the bulbus glandis are right at the base of the penis? The testicles in this intact dog are much closer to his anus. When a male is fully erect both the penis and the bulbus glandis will protrude from the sheath and be quite red, as they are out of their furry covering. But in the photo below it's easy to see how they can be mistaken for testicles in the scrotum.

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    that is what it is then. They are at the base of his penis and not further down. Darn it, I thought we were getting somewhere.
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    How old is your pup? The other testicle can still drop. Some have done so as late as 6 months. Your vet telling you it never will drop..... that depends on his age.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Snowco Labradors View Post
    How old is your pup? The other testicle can still drop. Some have done so as late as 6 months. Your vet telling you it never will drop..... that depends on his age.
    19 weeks old. Maybe it just a tactic to get him neutered right at 6 months???
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    Yes, and don't do it... He'll be fine to wait on until growth plate closure.
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