Is it harmful for dogs to drink beer?

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Dogs and Beer

Well, if you want poochie snokkered and all wobbly to the point he urinates all over the place......

On the serious side, it won't really harm the pet to give him a small amount, but just like anyone, a dog can also get alcohol poisoning from over consumption. The other problem, and this is really serious, is that dogs can turn into alcoholics faster than humans. Then too, his weight is a major factor in how much alcohol he can consume, and just like humans, alcohol can cause dehydration and it can do it a lot faster to an animal with it's faster metabolism.

For what it's worth, I do on very rare occasions give my labrador three or four ounces after we come in from a hard days' work and play, but it's more like an `extra special treat`(that is to say, three or four times a year, at the most).

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Do dogs like to drink beer?

While I've met lots of chocolate Labradors named Guinness and yellow Labradors named Molson, even these dogs prefer to drink water over beer. Dogs can be severely affected by alcohol. Yes, they will get drunk, and they may even like the taste, but without the hope of getting laid or even being able to talk to others of their own species, I can't imagine it's very fun. Dogs are like children that way; they've got enough exuberance and imagination to create their own euphoria. Remember, dogs drink out of toilets and muddy swamps when they are thirsty in an attempt to hydrate themselves, so it would be dangerous and self-defeating if Guinness, the Labrador, drank excessive amounts of alcohol - it's severely dehydrating and could damage his liver or even make him sick. We find that this occurs more frequently in dogs living in fraternity houses, among young college kids that think such puppy abuse is "cool" and "funny." Might I remind you that most rapist and serial killers were animal abusers first? I rest my case.

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