The present study was designed to investigate and compare the gross anatomy and histology of the parotid glands, with details of their ducts and radicals, in dogs and foxes, using contrast radiographs. It was applied on six heads for each apparently healthy, adult Baladi dog and red fox that was euthanatized by pentobarbital. All parotid salivary glands were dissected for morphological investigations. Two specimens were injected through the parotid papilla by colored latex neoprene to show the intra glandular distribution of the parotid duct and the other one was inoculated by Urographin for lateral radiograph. The parotid salivary gland appeared as a thin, unevenly triangular shaped gland, located ventrally to the base of the ear. Dorsal border of the gland was notched in the dog but not in the red fox. The parotid radicals had four main branches in the dog, while three major radicals were seen in red fox. Portions of the right and left lobes of parotid salivary glands from other three heads for each dog and fox were fixed in 10% neutral buffered formalin for histological and histochemical investigation. The parotid gland of the dog consisted of pure serous acini, while it consisted of both serous and mucous secretory units in the fox. The acinar cells in the dog revealed a weak positive reaction to the Alcian blue stain. On the contrary, acinar cells in the fox were particularly mucous adenomeres, displaying a significantly high positive reaction. Both secretory acinar cells and duct system lining cells in the dog and fox parotid gland showed weak positive reaction to Periodic Acid-Schiff stain. This work gave a detailed description of parotid salivary gland to help veterinarians in clinical diagnosis and surgical approach.