Hi all
Anyone out there ever come across their dog that when she barks her little botty hole and up above near base of tail sort of bulges, now I ve asked numerous vets who just agree that it is unusal but have no idea if it a sign of anything
She had a odd cyst that kept being  noticeable n then it disappears for a few weeks and this time we was able to see the same vet,who was perplexed at the coming and going if it, anyway he did a little op n found no hidden nastys , they have never been infected, never been on antibiotics,vets would just find a normal amount, but one of them has a leak vi a tiny tear,
It finally sheds light of her weird part humping part itchy ness,

So while this was going on I mentioned to this vet, about the barking and bulging bum hole,n the vet with 30 dd years said he not herd anything like it,

Yes if you watch closely it happens to a lot of dogs. I see it a lot in my oldest Papillon who is 16 and whose coat I keep trimmed to make life easier for her, and I see it in my Poodles as well. I filmed the Pap once and sent it to a friend, friend didn't think it was funny at all lol.

I think it's simply a case of when a lot of effort is put into barking, all sorts of muscles move. Nothing to worry about.

You can see it in my papillon boy as well, I think Goldmali is right that barking is just a big effort.

He also pushes down into the floor with his front feet so he almost bounces back up with every woof. It’s clearly a whole body process.

I couldn't help laughing at this.
There must have been some effort going into those barks.

Is she your only dog? I ask that because it happens to every dog I've ever had (and I've had lots over the years)! Barking takes physical effort - this is no different to farting when you cough or sneeze hard. Absolutely normal, and nothing to worry about.

How curious I’ve never seen this happen, well the front legs bouncing, but not the other. I’ve always had hairy dogs with big plumy tails so the relevant bit is hidden away

Has anyone ever coughed that created a fart at the same time.   That must be quiet similar.

Was confused that the vet had never heard of it, she also has a odd anal gland  problem too that again 3-4 diff vets all scratching their heads, so I assum she made just be alittle different around that end to other dogs

> Was confused that the vet had never heard of it

Vets look for problems, or rather answers to problems, they rarely see normal dog behaviour. Unless they happen to own a short coated, high tailed dog themselves they'd never know about it.

>Unless they happen to own a short coated, high tailed dog themselves they'd never know about it.

I only noticed with mine when they stand on the window-seat barking at people walking past outside (or the dastardly men who come and steal the contents of our wheelie bins every week) and their tails are up and their bottoms very visible!