Not only do male dogs have nipples, but their nipples also happen to have names; meaning so much work has been done biologically to pay attention to the male dog nipples, too. The nipples are in pairs like their female folks and, yup, they are named accordingly!
So there you have it, a biological explanation as to why female dogs have nipples. However, this does not explain the existence of male nipples. Of course, the female nipples have a defined function, but male nipples do not. Yet, it seems that Mother Nature must still feel they must have some purpose, otherwise one would assume that adaptive pressure would have wiped them out.
The dogs who got lucky to have female functions are blessed with nipples producing milk, but ones with male functions end up with a dry land under their belly. Nipples in male dogs are therefore destined to remain in whats known as a “rudimentary state.” To put it bluntly, they are just buttons with no known function.
By the way, for those skpetics out there, this is all backed up by claims by veterinarian Dr. Justin Lee who explains in his book, Its a Dogs Life…but Its Your Carpet, how pups are basically made all the same in utero, until later on when powerful sex hormones kick in and start morphing them using a process known as “sexual differentiation.” It is therefore only later in life that female sex hormones start taking off, making male dogs and female dogs different.
A commenter reasoned that perhaps our creator had some sort of mold made to manufacture different animals. Males and females must therefore have nipples because the same mold was used over and over in creating them before deciding on which one should be male or female based on the functions for each one in life.
How Many Nipples Do Dogs Have
So a friend of mine asked on social media if male dogs have nipples and someone commented: “If you need a dog with nipples just get a female.” I took up the commenter, and she asked me, “Why should a male dog have nipples?” Then another commenter wondered, “Why do human males have nipples?”
This sort of question can arise when people are not sure of things around them. In this article, we want to answer the question and discuss nipples in male dogs. For pet lovers, this is an interesting discussion to get you to know your best friend a little more!
Looking at most male mammals, one will notice that most of them have nipples with a few exceptions. You may be wondering why.
Dogs, as seen with most mammals, have male and female specimens equipped with nipples. The male poochs nipples are seen lined neatly side-by-side running all through the length of its torso. If you observe carefully, it’s almost the same with their female folks. Yes, just like human males with breasts. So whats up with nipples on male dogs, and most of all, what in the world are they used for?
A commenter reasoned that perhaps our creator had some sort of mold made to manufacture different animals. Males and females must therefore have nipples because the same mold was used over and over in creating them before deciding on which one should be male or female based on the functions for each one in life.
Wow, what an argument. I want you to comment below on what you think about this line of reasoning!
Not only do male dogs have nipples, but their nipples also happen to have names; meaning so much work has been done biologically to pay attention to the male dog nipples, too. The nipples are in pairs like their female folks and, yup, they are named accordingly!