[Professional Engineer]

Yes on the water. I had to refill the pan 3 times during the 6 hours that brisket was in there.

The doggies were going crazy. They could smell the meat, but couldn’t get to it. Heh heh heh

[50cal Smokepole]

Kool. You're on top of it. With my smoker, I only have to fill the pan at the start. The jerky takes about four hours and there's still a lot of water left.

Dogs just go nuts on smoked meat. A local butcher has smoked pig ears for sale as dog treats. Gotta watch the fingers when you're handing them out....