Ever since we have had Khan he has always had a tendency to be extremely messy when it comes to drinking his water. Now I know English Setters have rather droopy lips so it's understandable that some dribble will occur. However the amount of water that is left on the floor after a guzzle is becoming a health hazard.
When he was younger I was forever mopping up the kitchen floor, now that he settles better in the hall that is where is water bowl is, on the bottom step, raising it slightly has reduced the amount of paw paddling!
Unfortunately, because it was constantly wet, this then caused rather nasty things to grow from the carpet!! Thankfully the carpet was very old and we have now ripped it up and now left with bare floor boards.
When Khan drinks, even a small amount, it is often dripped all the way to the kitchen! I used to love being in bare feet but now thinking I might end up with trench foot!!
I would really appreciate some good advice to help prevent my hall from turning into a swimming pool!

Get wooden flooring? Or lino out a small area that could be for his bowl?

if a wooden floor gets excessive spillage in one area or any area , even if solid wood , it will warp , and go black , it happened in our last house , we have tiles all downstairs in new house except the main sitting room ,

Don't ever, ever, ever get a Newfie! :-p

Unfortunately, money does not allow us to buy new flooring yet. So quite prepared to stick with old floor boards until we completely refurb downstairs. Would love to get an absorbent mat to soak up main dribbleage but I just know that would be chewed/ripped apart when I'm not at home. Radiator is switched off in hall as it gets too hot in the small space so spillage won't dry as quickly.
I wonder if I should train Khan to drink out of a hamster style feeder instead!!!

I always stand my dog's water bowls in a large cat litter tray - I find it helps a bit! :)

that's just what i was thinking Newfiedreams LOL.

Some dogs make it a personal challenge to see just how far they can trail water around the house!!

Try a proper raised feeder for his water and put it on/in a large tray.  Alternatively buy some of that cheap 'turtle' type matting (rubber backed) and fix it to a piece of hardboard or MDF to put his water bowl or raised feeder on.  This will help the immediate slopping from his bowl and save your floor from further damage.  You'll probably need to live with the drips or buy a few more of those mats.  We buy fairly cheap ones from a bloke at the shows, they are fully washable and dry pretty quickly.

... at least in bare feet you can get dry quite easily - it's soggy socks I can't stand :)

Why not try a small tyre, and place the water bowl inside to stop it getting spilt or tipped over. 
Just a thought that may help.

I always stand my dog's water bowls in a large cat litter tray - I find it helps a bit!

What a simple idea! Will look out for tray tomorrow!

Love the tyre idea Goldie but I think Khan will love the tyre more!! LOL

Not a solution  but a funny anecdote a friend who had 2 gsd said that they only dribbled water when she gave them tea both managed to not spill a drop lol not sure thats the answer but funny any way

Hahaha Mine would destroy the tyre in seconds, they're very norty!

forgot to mention i bought a water dispenser from argos a month ago , its holds 6 litres of water , it is brilliant , the tt's cant turn over the water bowl anymore ,

> I would really appreciate some good advice to help prevent my hall from turning into a swimming pool!

Buster slobbers profusely after drinking (and eating...and sniffing....and playing....and..well....pretty often!!), I have tea-towels dotted around the house, kept for Busters face, after every drink he gets his face wiped dry (and after food/treats/playing etc....), if I didn't wipe his face the slimey slobber that splats on the floor would be very dangerous, it's like stepping on a banana skin

LOL, slightly of topic, but I was washing up as Buster finished his meal followed by a drink, so I didn't wipe his face before he left his bowl, he had sauntered up to my OH and lovingly rested his head on his arm.... ahhh so cute...until my squeemish hubby realised that his sleeve was slimed with a mixture of drooly water, slobber and tripe. I tried my best to hide my laughter, while hubby put his top in the wash, trying his hardest not to heave!!!

A tip for cheap slobber-cloths - put the word out to family & friends that all old tea-towels will be gratefully recieved :)

I put my water bowls inside a large plastic tuppaware container which collects any drips etc

No advice to give but thought I'd share with you Cooper's antics with his water bowl.

It all started when I was grating carrot for a pot of soup about a month ago.  Unbeknown to me a tiny, tiny piece of carrot ended up in his water bowl.  Cooper now goes "snorkling" every night to try to find more.  He puts his full nose in the water bowl blowing bubbles, then sucks up as much water as he can, moves his head away from the bowl and sprays it out everywhere.  The first time he done this I though my washing machine was leaking!!

May need to train him to spray it into a plastic container. :)

hee hee i when i got my first dane i had specific coloured tea towels on the arms of chairs a called them gob cloths.
i kept it up until i got dane 3 as running after 3 then 4 danes wiping thei chops was FAR too much hassle.

Its a setter thing, even my non dribbly dog manages to store enough water in his jowls to trail from the dog room, through the hall way and into the living room to deposit the remainder on whoever is sitting watching tv

I use a raised feeder - doesnt make a difference.  doesnt really make a difference if you put it in something because they tend to store it then dribble it out once they are away from their bowl.  I have a large bowl outside which they prefer drinking from (dont know why) so thats handy for when they get back from walks and they tend to go out there for a drink if the door is open.  We have laminate throughout so just keep a dog towel handy to mop up the mess :)

Thank you all for your funny tales/tails!! Today when I came home from work I put Khan's water bowl outside on the recycle box, hardly any trails of dribble and he did try to paddle but couldn't quite get his paw in far enough! At least this will help the hall floor a bit but it can't stay out there all day and and night.
My husband did comment that whatever we use to catch the drips Khan is most likely to see it as a new challenge/game. So I wondered by having a tray underneath whether he would do his best to upend it likewise with any type of matting, another reason for the carpet being taken up was that he'd found all the loose bits and started ripping it up. 
There has been a topic on raised feeders but I'm still open to suggestions!!

> Its a setter thing, even my non dribbly dog manages to store enough water in his jowls to trail from the dog room, through the hall way and into the living room to deposit the remainder on whoever is sitting watching tv

It's also definitely a boxer thing too :)  And he is especially good at the snorkelling thing too.

when we had two dogs with holes in their chins, we used to wear crocs in the house for this reason only!
My current girl has decided the water in her bowl indoors is stale and too warm and now mainly only drinks outside.
This means we need to open the back door for her to go out to have a drink but I actually much prefer doing this than drying the floors all the time.
Not sure what will happen on summertime when the water outside will be warm, we will probably be swimming indoors again!

Wounderful picture of a doggie with a snorkel would make a great cartoon picture "now where did I put that carrot?" wish I could draw.

I find Whistler drinks ok but his ears hoover up the water which he then deposits all over the carpets in the lounge they act like wicks. We have a proper spaniel dinner bowl but water bowls inside and out for both dogs to use or the pond if they are feeling lazy, or plant drip bowels, hoses, puddles, watering can as Im pouring it in the plants in fact anything that hold water!