How much do dogs drink usually?
How much do dogs drink usually? General Dog Discussions
I have two- a 35kg (about 77lbs) lab and a new rescue dog Collie/Doberman of 25kg (about 55lbs) and I have been noticing how much more my smaller dog drinks than the big one. They are both an ideal weight for their build and eat the same food - raw fed. Before I had my collie I used to refill the 2 litre water bowl every morning and it was always half full. Now they are getting through two bowls a day and I have been keeping an eye on them and realised my collie will drink half a bowl of water at a time and more than twice what my lab drinks. He actually gets less exercise than the lab as he is too nervous/aggressive to be let off the lead. Is this anything to be concerned about? My lab is very healthy and my Collie has some skin problems due to obsessive licking and biting at himself and terrible bad breath due to poor diet before we had him. They are both about 2. It is unlikely to be psychological for my Collie because although he was badly abused by his previous owners he was overfed and rather fat when he got taken in. I suppose that does not mean he had adequate water tho?