Water Dispenser-20OZ-ASSORT

My mom gave me one of these when we first got our dog. Hers wouldn't use it, so she thought ours might. And he does. We love this thing so much that after we lost ours at a truck stop on our way home after a road trip, we immediately ordered a new one. It's all one piece and you can literally just stop on a trail and give your dog water, dump the excess, flip it closed, clip it to your pack and you're on your way. No setting out bowls, filling, refilling, storing, etc. Occasionally we do get a leak, but we're usually careful about where we lie it down if it's not hanging off something. This is always one of our must-haves whenever we're out, whether it be a hike, road trip or even just a long walk in the warmer months.

I like it because you carry the water and the container in one dispenser. My dog likes it because the dispenser is not very deep and he can easily drink from it. There are similar dispensers but they are deeper and my dog doesn't like it.

I've had Gulpies for many years, in fact ever since they first came out. They are indispensable on a dry hike where there is no water available for the dogs (I need about one Gulpy per dog for a four-mile hike, by the way). When I saw that it now includes a loop so you can attach it to your pack I was so excited! The belt clip thing never worked. The bottle would flop out and it was just impossible to carry it that way. I could put it in a pocket of my backpack but that was inconvenient because I'd have to take off my whole pack to get at the bottle when I hiked alone. Now I could actually clip it onto a loop of my pack in front or onto a big water bottle and it was easy to access. For a while it was wonderful... but unfortunately the loop turned out to not be durable, it broke on one of them after about a month of hiking. I just bought some Sugru to repair the broken Gulpy and reinforce the unbroken one, but I'm just a bit disappointed. I thought it would be a vast improvement over the old Gulpies but such was not the case.After the loop broke (which unfortunately happened just a few minutes into a hike when I wasn't wearing a pack) I happened to have a rubber band that I could use to keep the bottle from flopping out from the tray when I clipped it onto my belt. Actually, the belt I had on wasn't strong enough to hold it so I had to clip it over the waistband of my jeans. The sharp plastic clip rubbed against my skin which wasn't at all comfortable, so I had to keep moving it around. I dealt with it, but it wasn't a really comfortable hiking experience!So, if this were my product I would do a few things to change it into a really superior product:1.) Reinforce the loop so it won't break so easily2.) Put some sort of cushion around the belt clip, and3.) Find a way to attach the tray to the bottle so that it doesn't flop out when you have it attached with the belt clip.I still love my Gulpies (and so do my fur babies!) but with just a few slight modifications, they could be perfect!

My big old great pyrenees loves this little water dispenser. She loves to go on walks but as she has gotten older, we are taking more breaks. I purchased this dispenser thinking she probably wouldn't like it. Wrong - the very first time I used it she lapped up the water without hesitating. I was shocked! It seems fairly small for her 105 pounds but it works perfect and is easy. You simply unscrew, add water, screw back on. You pull down the yellow "cup" area and water starts flowing. I do tend the squeeze the bottle a bit to help the flow.The other benefit to this dispenser is for travel. Our dog hates to drink when we travel (which is a lot) and I hate pouring water into a bowl in the car. I purchased another no spill dispenser that is great for our cat, but Priss (aptly named) wanted nothing to do with it. Again, I just open this up when we stop for gas or even while on the road and she will drink it up.The only things that kept this from 5 stars is the issue other reviewers have noted. There is really no way to close this without getting water everywhere if water is left in the pull out section. I also just lean it out the window if we are driving and if walking it is no real problem.UPDATE 1/23/15:While I wrote my original view in December, I needed to add a comment about how much more I love this water dispenser. Since my review our 11 year old great pyr's osteoarthritis has worsened and she has a much more difficult time getting up and down. The medication she is on makes her very thirsty, especially at night. It is very difficult for Priss to get up to drink water so I now keep the Gulpy Water Dispenser filled by the bed and when I hear her panting, I simply open it up, lay down a towel (she is a messy drinker) and let her drink up. Anything we can do to make life easier for our dog at this point we will do and what started out as just a handy little water bottle has really made life easier for all of us!

They work as advertised. Watering dogs when out in the field.