Why do so many purebred dogs seem to need to have their anal glands expressed regularly?

Why do so many purebred dogs seem to need to have their anal glands expressed regularly?
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I don’t know but I had to look it up because I just got my first dog, she’s a mix and only 7 months now and I don’t know if this would be an issue, I’m kind of new at the dog thing… but I looked into it because I’m kind of really, really hoping that regularly “expressing” my dog’s anal glands is not going to be a big part of my future, but I did find this article, it’s maybe a little NSFW or not for people uncomfortable with full color illustrations of dog anuses, the vet speculates that it’s becoming a more frequent problem possible because of modern diets for dogs. Maybe it can be correct with the proper diet. Hopefully someone knows more than me because I am interested in learning about it too as a new dog person.
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