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Why is my unneutered male dog's penis visible when excited?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 5 years and 3 months old

Hi Slight problem with my dog. He's a male and sometimes when people come over or when he gets excited his penis becomes very noticable. Is there are reason and a solution for this?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on February 7th, 2017

Some dogs do get very excited at visitors coming over, but I do see that Tiny isn't neutered. It is most common in un-neutered dogs, and neutering him can reduce the behavior. I would recommend having him neutered :-)

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