I would totally ignore it and make it a non-event for 1 week and see if that makes a difference. Usually, they just want attention or to play in the water.
Or get a raised feeder for the water.
Any tips on keeping my dog from dumping the water and carrying the bowl around? I've tried offering water at intervals, but as soon as I sit the bowl down, he's more interested in pawing in it it picking it up.
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I would totally ignore it and make it a non-event for 1 week and see if that makes a difference. Usually, they just want attention or to play in the water.
Or get a raised feeder for the water.
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Laura (12-30-2014)
What kind of bowl do you have? When mine were puppies, they used to play in the water bowl (never carried it around though). We now have a very large non-tipping bowl and even if they wanted to pick it up it would be very difficult. Chloe's favorite water dish to drink from is a very large, very heavy ceramic one at our training center - I think that one too would be difficult for a dog to carry ....
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Laura (12-30-2014)
I will try ignoring it.
I am using a large stainless steel bowl with a non-skid bottom. I'm a bit hesitant to put out a ceramic bowl in the event that he does try to carry it. Better a water mess than a mess of ceramic shards.
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I use raised water bowl. Even so, sometimes Archie will try to play in it but he does not pick it up. I've seen some stainless steel bowls, nonskid, that are quite heavy and can't imagine it being able to be picked up.
Good luck and keep a towel handy. Labs are drawn to water in a pond or in a bowl.
Laura (12-30-2014)
Mocha has 3 "drinking problems". First, he would tip the bowl and play in the water so we got an anti tip bowl. The stainless steel one that was non-skid. But then I noticed he would drink so "aggressively" that the water splashed over the sides. So, I got this non-skid anti-splash bowl. It really helps with the tipping and splashing. It's too heavy and awkward for him to pick up.
Amazon.com : Indipets Stainless Steel Spill Proof - Splash Free No Tip Anti Skid Dish with easy pick up grip handle, 32-Ounce : Pet Bowls : Pet Supplies
Mocha's 3rd drinking problem is that he will get a mouthful of water (and he can hold a lot of water in his mouth) and drip it all over the floor as he walking. Haven't found a bowl to resolve this one
coopersmom (01-13-2015), Laura (12-30-2014), Woodrow_Woodchuck (12-31-2014)
It's just as easy to get the non tipping stainless steel, non-skid bowl. Can't pick it up. Can still play in it, but what's the difference between that and drinking, slopping it all over, and then walking in it? Just ignore the playing and keep plenty of towels handy.
Laura (12-30-2014)
How old is Theo? Lucy did this as a pup; thankfully she stopped & is quite a neat drinker now. I would use a non-skid stainless steel bowl and keep the water level low.
Laura (12-30-2014)
I used a big, heavy bowl and only filled it about one third full. It's a big ceramic mix master bowl from the thrift store, holds about 3 litres.
LOL, I got one of those non-skid stainless steel bowls for food. Took Oban about 10 minutes to chew the rubbery strip off the bottom.
Laura (12-30-2014)
Theo is 4 1/2 months old and is the most challenging puppy I've ever had. He definitely keeps me on my toes. I think I will try the non-skid, anti-tipping dish and see how it goes. I used to have an absorbent pet mat under his water dish to sop up whatever slopping he did, but he liked to snatch that out and carry it around the house.
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