Kowari

This used to happen with our German Wirehaired Pointer bitch, also de-sexed, when she was younger and always when she had been going mad at the beach with lots of swimming. Didn't happen if she'd been on a big 'dry land' walk. We never followed it up at the vet and now at 9 she seems to have grown out of it, in fact I'd forgotten all about it until I read your post. I guess you need to be sure its not a urinary tract infection, but if it only happens on the odd occasion hopefully she grow out of it too

Hotwyr you are not alone! and congratulations on your 1st Au CH 1. What is my relationship with the breed? (ie breeder, first time owner etc) We are a pet home, (we don't work, breed or show the breed) owning two Wires, a nine year old bitch Pipit who came with us from the UK and is our first GWP, & a two year old dog Lewis from Canberra to keep us on our toes. 3. How common is it in Australia? We know and have met a breeder here in Adelaide but have never come across anyone else with one whilst out on our walks. 5. What is the general temperament/personality? Our two couldn't be different - two ends of the spectrum. Pip is full on, weights 23 kg, into everything, never tires always keen, if you move she moves. Lewis is laid back, 38kg, not as bold, happy to observe whats going on before he bothers to get involved. With regards personality they both have great temperaments, friendly, loving, naughty often found with stolen items of clothing in their mouths. As Hotwyr says you do need to be quite firm with them or things can get out of hand. 6. How much daily exercise is needed for the average adult? We do 'special' trips to the beach or forest at the weekend, but ours are happy with a 'routine' walk every other day as we spend a lot of time with them when we are home. 7. Is it a breed that a first time dog owner could easily cope with? I agree with Hotwyr here, probably not they are quite a handful - we had a Springer Spaniel before the Wires so another high energy dog. 8. Can solo dogs of this breed easily occupy themselves for long periods? We had just Pip for 7 years, but she was brought up as a house dog in the UK with lots of interaction with us. She now shares with Lewis and they live in a yard during the day but in the house with us when we are home. 9. How much grooming is required? Lewis has a short, flat coat so only requires grooming to get sand or mud out. Pip's coat is longer but again we only tend to groom to get grass seed and prickles out. We do not have to clip or strip either of them. 10. Is it too boisterous for very small children or for infirm people (unless the dog is well trained)? Sadly yes - but they don't mean to they are just showing how happy they are.