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Originally Posted by LPacker79  If I remember correctly, the anal glands should express themselves when the dog defecates. However, if you're not getting a good firm poo then they won't express and that's when you can run into problems.
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You are right about the firm poops.
Well theoretically they should but some dogs do have anal gland issues, usually from lack of fibre in thier diet, or if you are softening their food sometimes they can get impacted sorry this gets a little graphic but my poors dogs anal gland secretion was the consistency of thick toothpaste so he could not express it himself, and he had to go on a round of antibiotics because one got infected, and it was VERy painful to be expressed due to the consistency.
Anyways if all is well you should not need to have them expressed but it seems that smaller dogs are more prone to anal gland problems, maybne because are fed more wet food than most large breeds.