Our dog had an ingrown corkscrew tail (English Bulldog) which was amputated (laser surgery!) and anyway, I'm telling you this because our groomer does anal expression and said at first, it wasn't working for her because there was no tail to grab onto.

There is definitely a technique, but for $5 or $10 extra at the grooming appointment I think I can afford to go a while longer yet before I try to figure it out for myself - I mean, I know you can go on YouTube and learn pretty much anything but I just can't see myself...