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My dog's penis is white with a red tip. Is this normal for dogs?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | neutered | 1 year and 9 months old | 52 lbs

Sounds weird - is it normal if my dog's penis is white? The tip is red, and I wouldn't have noticed accept he has recently had other issues (leaking urine, MRSA after neuter).

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

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Published on February 16th, 2017

It's not a weird question! The dog's penis contains a bone called the os penis. This bone can give the penis a white color if the tissues are pulled tight on it. It's normal, and I wouldn't worry about it unless he's excessively licking at it, straining to urinate, or has blood in his urine :-)

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    Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

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    Published on May 22nd, 2019

    The penis on a male is very long, narrow and hard. It doesn't have much fleshy tissue as some expect. There actually is a bone in the male dog's penis called the os penis that can give it a whitish color if the tissues are pulled tight on it. I would not be overly concerned about this unless he is having trouble urinating, there is swelling present or he is licking the penis a lot.

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