How to Express a Dog's Anal Gland Two Parts: Preparing to Express Your Dog's Anal Glands Expressing the Anal Glands Externally Community Q&A Your dog's anal glands are two grape-shaped glands located just below the anus to either side. read more
The anal glands are located on either side of the rectum and serve the purpose of marking your dog’s bowel movements with their own unique scent. Each time your dog has a bowel movement the fluid in the anal sacs should be expressed as the feces passes out. read more
Anal sacs, or anal glands, carry some smelly fluid and occasionally need to be expressed, or emptied. Many dogs express them by themselves every time they poop — the sacs are around a dog’s anus — but occasionally the sacs fill with fluid and your dog needs some help to release the fluid. read more