GSP laying down to drink.

[JessiNGunther]

Gunther will lay down to drink I have never seen a dog do this before. My question is should I be elevating his water dish ? When we had our Great danes and Irish wolfhound we had to elevate both food and water to keep them from having stomach issues.

[Sharon]

I would just leave him be. Lying down is fine. Dogs have different styles.

[GUNDOGS]

Thats funny, my boxer will be laying on his side and if i throw him a treat if its close enough he will only move his head and eat it without getting up ...ruth

[nikegundog]

GSPs are notoriously afraid of water,that's why he's acting that way. Try either putting on one of those neoprene life-jackets they all seem to have, or try duck taping a piece of pvc pipe about 10" long to that stub where a tail should be, these things might give your dog the confidence it needs to stand while drinking.

[NC Quailhunter]

I have had a number of dogs of different breeds that would lay down to eat and drink. It isn't anything to worry about in my opinion.

[JessiNGunther]

GSPs are notoriously afraid of water,that's why he's acting that way. Try either putting on one of those neoprene life-jackets they all seem to have, or try duck taping a piece of pvc pipe about 10" long to that stub where a tail should be, these things might give your dog the confidence it needs to stand while drinking.

Boy I must of lucked out because Gunther loves the water he even gets in the cow tank we have here.
As long has it does not hurt him i'll let him lay there .

He'll even push his water dish around if the water is not coming out of it fast enough.

[Cajun Casey]

He probably thinks the bubbles and sound are interesting.

[JessiNGunther]

He probably thinks the bubbles and sound are interesting.

This has a filter on the bottom of it so the water comes out VERY slow so he will try and get his tongue as far back as he can trying to get water. The first one he had as a puppy bubbled and made noise he would stare at it until it stopped making noise then drink then Outside in the back yard we have a livestock style auto water bowl and when you go to fill it up he stands back and points at it until it stops making noise. He's a goofy dog but I would not tread him for the world.
Oh BTW and i love the new aviator photo.

[Cajun Casey]

He probably thinks the bubbles and sound are interesting.

This has a filter on the bottom of it so the water comes out VERY slow so he will try and get his tongue as far back as he can trying to get water. The first one he had as a puppy bubbled and made noise he would stare at it until it stopped making noise then drink then Outside in the back yard we have a livestock style auto water bowl and when you go to fill it up he stands back and points at it until it stops making noise. He's a goofy dog but I would not tread him for the world.
Oh BTW and i love the new aviator photo.

GSPs seem to have an OCD streak. The aunt of the girls in my avatar (Thanks!) spend two months walking in around a giagantic mudpuddle pointing the bubbles she created. Thankfully, the thing finally evaporated. She still lies hopefully by it.

[Red]

My DK has done that after a run, pretty funny.. I wouldn't worry to much...

[JessiNGunther]

He probably thinks the bubbles and sound are interesting.

This has a filter on the bottom of it so the water comes out VERY slow so he will try and get his tongue as far back as he can trying to get water. The first one he had as a puppy bubbled and made noise he would stare at it until it stopped making noise then drink then Outside in the back yard we have a livestock style auto water bowl and when you go to fill it up he stands back and points at it until it stops making noise. He's a goofy dog but I would not tread him for the world.
Oh BTW and i love the new aviator photo.

GSPs seem to have an OCD streak. The aunt of the girls in my avatar (Thanks!) spend two months walking in around a giagantic mudpuddle pointing the bubbles she created. Thankfully, the thing finally evaporated. She still lies hopefully by it.

I have heard they have an OCD streak. Thats funny she did that but sad she is waiting on her mud puddle to come back. Holy crap i should of spell check my post. LOL

My DK has done that after a run, pretty funny.. I wouldn't worry to much...

Thats when Gunther does it too but I have seen him do it right after a nap too.

[Ahumphers91a]

looks like there is nice cool floor under the dog. I use to have a dog that did that cause the linoleum floor.

[Born2Hunt]

Mine do that when they are hot and tired

[JessiNGunther]

looks like there is nice cool floor under the dog. I use to have a dog that did that cause the linoleum floor.

We have 3500 square feet of tile(that I have to sweep and mop ) in the winter it is COLD and in the summer it's cold but in the summer it feels good LOL

[GUNDOGS]

He probably thinks the bubbles and sound are interesting.

This has a filter on the bottom of it so the water comes out VERY slow so he will try and get his tongue as far back as he can trying to get water. The first one he had as a puppy bubbled and made noise he would stare at it until it stopped making noise then drink then Outside in the back yard we have a livestock style auto water bowl and when you go to fill it up he stands back and points at it until it stops making noise. He's a goofy dog but I would not tread him for the world.
Oh BTW and i love the new aviator photo.

GSPs seem to have an OCD streak. The aunt of the girls in my avatar (Thanks!) spend two months walking in around a giagantic mudpuddle pointing the bubbles she created. Thankfully, the thing finally evaporated. She still lies hopefully by it.

jersey has OCD when it comes to frogs..if she comes across one in the yard she will sit and paw at it lightly and move it around with her nose all day long until the poor thing dies, then she will carry it around from place to place trying to get it to jump just my luck that weve had more frogs lately then in 100 years so shes obsessed with looking for them and because theres thousands of them shes a wreck trying to decide which ones to torment ....ruth

[JessiNGunther]

jersey has OCD when it comes to frogs..if she comes across one in the yard she will sit and paw at it lightly and move it around with her nose all day long until the poor thing dies, then she will carry it around from place to place trying to get it to jump just my luck that weve had more frogs lately then in 100 years so shes obsessed with looking for them and because theres thousands of them shes a wreck trying to decide which ones to torment ....ruth

We have lizards EVERYWHERE so my poor lab who is as old as dirt goes nuts over which one to chase . I swear it'll kill him someday his poor heart want be able to deal with all the excitement