First let me preface this by saying that we love Gershwin dearly but, Man is he a slob! I know it is dangerous to compare dogs of the same breed, yet the comparison between Gersh and Guinness, our previous Saint, is inevitable at times. Gershwin is four months old, which means that he does not lift his leg to pee. But his back legs are constantly covered in dribbles of yellow urine. I can not bear to watch him urinate because he will pee and then casually place his back paws in the exact spot he urinated in as he walks away.
We used to tie Guinny up on the porch so he could sleep in the fresh air and enjoy the neighbourhood view. If he had to pee he would bark to alert us inside the house. And if we did not get to him in time he would make a valiant attempt to get down the porch steps and urinate. Gersh, on the other hand, if tied on the porch will not make a peep as he contentedly relieves his bowls right in front of the door and then settle to take a nap with his head resting inches from the poop or pee he just did. And yes, this is at the exact same age as Guinness was. Needless to say, Gershwin is no longer left unsupervised on the porch.
The last...interes ting thing that I wonder about Gershy, is his penis. He has it hanging out of its sheath quite a bit and it is, ahem, quite large. Why this is frustrating/disgusting is that the penis out its sheath is very slimely and sticky, which makes it unsanitary for him to lie and sit on the same floors that my one year old son crawls on.
Please, someone tell me that having a slobby puppy does not mean I will have a slobby giant on my hands!