Intact dog protection

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

How do ya'll with intact dogs protect their jewells when hunting in snow/ice? My Griff's junk was red, raw, and looked painful as heck after hunting on Sunday. Please advise...

 

[hwy1strat]

Tagging in on this one. I have just had this exact same situation occur with my dog.

 

[Danny Hoey]

Put some Vaseline on his ball bag.

 

[BRTreedogs]

Ohhhh boy

 

[TSAMP]

Following along. I ran into the same thing over the weekend. I was calling him Rudolph toward the end of the hunt.

 

[LongWayAround]

"asking for a friend"

 

[mlchase]

Bag balm - usually after the fact. But ahead of time it can help. Usually plenty of time to heal after a good hunt in those conditions - feel for the fellers though

 

[Superdoo]

I asked the vet about this years ago. She said, there's nothing you can really do. Just be mindful and watch to see if any major issues develop after.

 

[Tod osier]

At least that gives them a real reason to wake you up in the middle of the night licking their junk.

 

[Pony Soldier]

When I used to hunt the rose bush thickets of the Palouse, my griffs finished each day with bloody scabs on the bottom side. I concur with the rest of you on bagbalm and often. They get tougher as the scar tissue forms.

 

[North Idaho Stickbow]

Second the bag balm. Even if he tries to lick it off, it’ll take him hours with how thick and greasy that stuff is.

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

Thank you all for the recommendations.

 

[Dos Perros]

We never did anything. They heal. Never seemed to slow them down at all either.

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

We never did anything. They heal. Never seemed to slow them down at all either.

When I know he's in pain and they're bothering him, it's hard for me to do nothing. To each their own.

 

[Dos Perros]

When I know he's in pain and they're bothering him, it's hard for me to do nothing. To each their own.

I get that. Guess we never had any of them show pain.

My buddy's first dog had a quite pendulous sack. One time he cut it open on a milo stalk. Remember his hind quarters turning pink as the day went on. Haven't thought about that for a long time lol.

 

[BRTreedogs]

Get a bunch of sperm frozen then have them removed.

 

[jimh406]

I don't think there is a lot you can do other than watch how much time you spend in cover that can cause the issue. For that, you might try a different pattern through the cover to cover most of the same terrain with less running for the dog.

 

[TSAMP]

Get a bunch of sperm frozen then have them removed.

You got a chamber sealer or just use ziplocks?

 

[BRTreedogs]

You got a chamber sealer or just use ziplocks?

I have females.
Just saying, I wouldn't be buttering up my buddies balls.

 

[TSAMP]

I have females.
Just saying, I wouldn't be buttering up my buddies balls.

That's fair.

I'll bet once Carhart gets wind of this they will jump all over sewing up a ball jacket.