GSP - drinking style

GSP 4 me · Post by **GSP 4 me** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:40 pm

I have my first German Shorthaired Pointer (2.5 yrs-old) and I'm just curious if my dog has his own style of drinking or if this is a common occurance with the breed.

Regular visits to the water bowl result in a trail of water when he leaves it. The area around the bowl looks like I just had Shamu the Killer Whale do a performance for the front row.

When he's very active and coming in for a drink, his whole muzzle is under water and he gulps the water down quickly.

Does your GSP drink like a sloppy drunk?

my 3 sons gsp · Post by **my 3 sons gsp** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:53 pm

Yes my female drinks the same way. You know when she is done drinking because you hear my yelling in the kitchen with wet socks

. I have 3 shorthairs the other two males are not to bad.

Tejas · Post by **Tejas** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:12 pm

Not all do it that way, but I have one that does. She puts her head all the way up to her eyes under water. It may be a good thing, she turns fifteen tomorrow.

AceofSpades41 · Post by **AceofSpades41** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:29 am

Yep my male's the same way, and depending on his workout will give the depth of the lake left behind in the kitchen after he's done....

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:54 am

I have a Brittany that does the same thing. She puts both front paws in and splashes until the water is all out and on the ground. It is funny to watch when it is outside, but when it is inside it tends to make my wife a little grumpy!

Post by **Az Draht** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:54 am

That is what my dog does except I have the extra benefit of the beard to sponge up the water and slowly release it throughout the house.

Buckeye_V · Post by **Buckeye_V** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:56 am

I got one of those mats of rmuddy boots at a home improvement store and put the bowl in it and it does catch some of the water my dogs drip. I also place it in the kitchen on the linolium and that seems to help with clean up.

Nothing worse than in the winter walking through the kithen and getting gush-foot.

rnbiii · Post by **rnbiii** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:53 am

Mine looks like she is licking the inside wall of the water bowl. Her nose stays out of the bowl and she licks the water up the side of the bowl which ends up dumping half of what she's trying to drink of the floor.

GSPaddict · Post by **GSPaddict** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:44 am

Oh yes mine does but I am planning on attaching a mop to his tail so he can clean his own mess

GSP4ME · Post by **GSP4ME** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:08 am

My female does the same thing......I have a towel under the water and about 12 inches out past it to try and catch some of the excess she trails.

She always wants to come give kisses right after drinking too, so you get the water running down your chin.

bean1031 · Post by **bean1031** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:18 pm

same here with my lab ya fill the whole bucket up and its on the floor. and she only drinks about 1 ounce. the rest is absorbed by socks!

but I like the idea of the mop on the tail.

ohiogsp · Post by **ohiogsp** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:02 pm

What where we talking about again? I got distracted by mlittle's avatar and forget what I was going to say.

midwestfisherman · Post by **midwestfisherman** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:39 pm

A fine avatar it is. I think it beats the Nebraska one!

Anyway, my setters tend to do the same thing, take a drink and half of it ends up on the floor. Then there's the one who must shove her nose straight into the bowl and paw at the water (see middle picture below).

I keep a towel handy at all times for clean up. I had to quit using paper towels, it was getting to expensive!

Mntngoat · Post by **Mntngoat** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 4:45 pm

Yep same thing Rex puts his head under water as if he's bobbing for apples. The Mrs. isn't too excited about the mess

Michael

tfbirddog2 · Post by **tfbirddog2** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:40 am

My two GSPs do the same infact one was taught by my lab to eat the water when exercising or hunting real nice cause it seem they always want to come see me afterwards.Dont worry dog sounds fine to me.

Jager · Post by **Jager** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 3:17 pm

You don't need a pedigree for that dog. He is all GSP. They are all the same. I have 3 males and I never let them drink water inside.

GSP 4 me · Post by **GSP 4 me** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:39 pm

Too funny, looks like Mustang has several drinking buddies on this forum with very similar habits.

Maybe we should start offering GDF labeled mops for all the GSP owners out there.

markerdown · Post by **markerdown** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:34 am

All the male GSP's I've ever had, present pup included, submerge their faces up to their eyes and then some if they can in the waterbowl. Some stand in it too if they can. Then they leave the water trail all over. The part I get in trouble with is when they decide to put their wet face all over the first person they see. I'm use to doggie slobber, so it don't bother me. However, when it's the mrs all dressed up or a house guest that's not a dog person, it can get ugly.

On the other hand, our female is a water licker. No matter how hot she is, she will not submerge her face in the waterbowl. She's a great water dog but the drinking thing is kinda quirky with her.

markerdown

arrowbanshee · Post by **arrowbanshee** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:03 am

my little female does not submerge her face, but she will run in for a drink and stop halfway through to drool all over the place then drink some more so that she has plenty in her mouth to spread all over the house as she takes off again

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