To cut or not to cut

[pupdaddy]

Jarvis has a tuft attached to a certain part of his anatomy - it tends to get a bit damp when he's been for a wee - do you think we should (carefully) trim it?

[Krisdt]

My vet told me to make sure I keep that particular tuft trimmed short  so now it gets a quick but careful trim whenever Loki stays still enough. So my vote is yes trim but very carefully.

[suzysu]

I always trim Georgie and Daisys lady tinkie winkie bits  ..stops them getting too smelly 

[ruth_2_hot]

 @ su , mw too i trim hun too 

[phillyknickers]

deffo chop it off  .........Harry's had his done (whilst asleep and legs akimbo  ) as we don't do stinky winkies here   

[OscarsMum]

Agree! But I've never been brave enough myself - I leave it to the groomer!!

[lucyjane84]

Surely the hair is a barrier to foreign objects which protect the 'delicate part'- no?

[Cob-Web]

It only need be a few mm long to guard against foreign objects - not the quiff that seems to grow with alarming regularity 

[silkstocking]

cut, but leave a wee bit saves that piddly willy smell!

[Waggy One]

We always trim 'paintbrushes' here 

[Rhona W]

I thought I'd read once that it had to be about an inch long for aiming purposes. As if it's too short, they wee on themselves.

[pupdaddy]

He's snipped!!

[CarolineL]

I thought I'd read once that it had to be about an inch long for aiming purposes. As if it's too short, they wee on themselves.

Thats what I thought!! and why I was really miffed when the dog groomer chopped it all off 

[harleys mum]

You hooomans are so damm fussy, Is there no end to the indignities we have to endure 

luv Harley (tufty)

[Penel]

I thought I'd read once that it had to be about an inch long for aiming purposes. As if it's too short, they wee on themselves.

Agreed.  I wouldn't chop it too short.... but then my boy dog is a lurcher so his willy-tuft is quite short anyway