dipping paws in water bowls - Page 2

KZoppa · 08-17-2010, 05:50 AM

both my vet and the behavorist i talked to when my dog did it said they do it usually to splash water on their belly and chest to help cool themselves off and to have some fun at the same time. I wasnt able to break my female of but my male HATES water like a trip to the vet so he never did it. It took a couple YEARS to break my female of doing it inside but outside she couldnt be stopped. Some dogs grow out of it while others never do. You really just have to try training and if that doesnt work, well, find another method like suggested previously of water rashioning. If you control the amount in the bowl and are there when the bowl is emptied, refill til they're done and them empty the bowl. its a matter of finding what works for you. good luck

bellamia · 08-17-2010, 06:44 AM

my mia used to do this quite often till she was about 10-12 mnths! so much mess! then she stopped and has never done it again!. she is now 18mnts old. what she will do occassionally though is (it drives me mad but its so cute!), she suddenly decides she wants to drink water where i am sitiing, tv room bedroom, upstairs whereever. so she picks up her full water bowl and brings it to where i am, in the process spilling over my persian rugs

and then sets the bowl down to drink only to discover that there is no more water left in it!

she looks so shocked that i have to fill it up for her!

bianca · 08-17-2010, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by dOg

Luckily, my monsters only do this outside, so I guess I've said "No!" inside often enough for it to sink in.

Same here

Mrs.K · 08-17-2010, 07:35 AM

You mean like that?

That was the first day we brought him home. We didn't have a real waterbowl and had to go shopping for him the very same day.

Anyhow, Zenzy and Yukon do it. With them I believe it's something they got used to because they lived outdoors their entire life, they just don't have manners when it comes up to drinking water. You can clearly see the difference between Indra, Yukon and Zenzy.
Yukon and Zenzy not only put their paws into the water. Oh no, they bite and literally dive their nose into it. Creating a mess everywhere around them.

I simply put the water dispender into the kitchen where we have more tile floor. I know I can't break them out of it anyway.

Indra doesn't do it.

armymp1014 · 08-17-2010, 09:06 AM

ava get both paws in there and starts diggin as if she was tryin to dig to china . it is very cute untill you see that she has made such a mess that the whole kitchen has to be mopped

bianca · 08-17-2010, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by armymp1014

ava get both paws in there and starts diggin as if she was tryin to dig to china . it is very cute untill you see that she has made such a mess that the whole kitchen has to be mopped

She's just trying to help you keep the floor clean!

Stosh · 08-17-2010, 09:26 AM

Seems pretty common, mine used to dig in the water bowl too when they were little. I bought an elevated feeding station so now they can't get their paws in the bowls. Outside bowls- forget about it!

armymp1014 · 08-17-2010, 09:35 AM

i was thinking about making a elevated feeding station because the vet told me it is better for her to not have to lower her head to drink. i dont know if that is true but if i can keep from mopping the floor 3 times a day than i am on it.

Jax's Mom · 08-17-2010, 09:43 AM

Jax does it

All the boys in his litter at the breeder did it too!
In the summer months I keep the water bowl out on the deck off the kitchen and they ask to go out to drink/swim in the bowl. I even tried allowing them to drink out of one of the toilets we don't use but they started drinking out of the others so we stopped that.
Then I tried placing the water bowl in the garage but the door is out of the way and I couldn't tell when they wanted water so it's in the kitchen again... sigh.
I've heard of people installing bedays in their house as dog bowls which is really cool because you can just change the water by flushing

I'd love to put one in the basement for that.
When we were looking at houses, we saw a house that just hooked up a toilet in the middle of the basement to the rough-in that houses usually have (with no walls around it) and everyone made fun of it except me... It was clearly a dog bowl lol.

Stosh · 08-17-2010, 10:11 AM

My vet suggested the elevated bowls for Stosh especially because he would take a mouthful then walk away to chew it without bending over. It made quite a mess and he wasn't eating enough, now he just stands at the bowl and actually chews over it. I got one that's 12 inches high, it's supposed to hit the dog chest height but no higher.

08-17-2010, 07:35 AM	#14 (permalink)
Mrs.K Crowned Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 5,786	You mean like that? That was the first day we brought him home. We didn't have a real waterbowl and had to go shopping for him the very same day. Anyhow, Zenzy and Yukon do it. With them I believe it's something they got used to because they lived outdoors their entire life, they just don't have manners when it comes up to drinking water. You can clearly see the difference between Indra, Yukon and Zenzy. Yukon and Zenzy not only put their paws into the water. Oh no, they bite and literally dive their nose into it. Creating a mess everywhere around them. I simply put the water dispender into the kitchen where we have more tile floor. I know I can't break them out of it anyway. Indra doesn't do it. __________________ www.dog-handler.net Last edited by Mrs.K; 08-17-2010 at 07:37 AM.

08-17-2010, 05:50 AM	#11 (permalink)
KZoppa Crowned Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland kinda missing CO Posts: 12,846	both my vet and the behavorist i talked to when my dog did it said they do it usually to splash water on their belly and chest to help cool themselves off and to have some fun at the same time. I wasnt able to break my female of but my male HATES water like a trip to the vet so he never did it. It took a couple YEARS to break my female of doing it inside but outside she couldnt be stopped. Some dogs grow out of it while others never do. You really just have to try training and if that doesnt work, well, find another method like suggested previously of water rashioning. If you control the amount in the bowl and are there when the bowl is emptied, refill til they're done and them empty the bowl. its a matter of finding what works for you. good luck

08-17-2010, 06:44 AM	#12 (permalink)
bellamia Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 213	my mia used to do this quite often till she was about 10-12 mnths! so much mess! then she stopped and has never done it again!. she is now 18mnts old. what she will do occassionally though is (it drives me mad but its so cute!), she suddenly decides she wants to drink water where i am sitiing, tv room bedroom, upstairs whereever. so she picks up her full water bowl and brings it to where i am, in the process spilling over my persian rugs and then sets the bowl down to drink only to discover that there is no more water left in it! she looks so shocked that i have to fill it up for her!

08-17-2010, 09:06 AM	#15 (permalink)
armymp1014 Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: florida Posts: 185	ava get both paws in there and starts diggin as if she was tryin to dig to china . it is very cute untill you see that she has made such a mess that the whole kitchen has to be mopped

08-17-2010, 09:26 AM	#17 (permalink)
Stosh Crowned Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: tyler texas Posts: 7,603	Seems pretty common, mine used to dig in the water bowl too when they were little. I bought an elevated feeding station so now they can't get their paws in the bowls. Outside bowls- forget about it!

08-17-2010, 09:35 AM	#18 (permalink)
armymp1014 Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: florida Posts: 185	i was thinking about making a elevated feeding station because the vet told me it is better for her to not have to lower her head to drink. i dont know if that is true but if i can keep from mopping the floor 3 times a day than i am on it.

08-17-2010, 09:43 AM	#19 (permalink)
Jax's Mom Knighted Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,227	Jax does it All the boys in his litter at the breeder did it too! In the summer months I keep the water bowl out on the deck off the kitchen and they ask to go out to drink/swim in the bowl. I even tried allowing them to drink out of one of the toilets we don't use but they started drinking out of the others so we stopped that. Then I tried placing the water bowl in the garage but the door is out of the way and I couldn't tell when they wanted water so it's in the kitchen again... sigh. I've heard of people installing bedays in their house as dog bowls which is really cool because you can just change the water by flushing I'd love to put one in the basement for that. When we were looking at houses, we saw a house that just hooked up a toilet in the middle of the basement to the rough-in that houses usually have (with no walls around it) and everyone made fun of it except me... It was clearly a dog bowl lol.

08-17-2010, 10:11 AM	#20 (permalink)
Stosh Crowned Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: tyler texas Posts: 7,603	My vet suggested the elevated bowls for Stosh especially because he would take a mouthful then walk away to chew it without bending over. It made quite a mess and he wasn't eating enough, now he just stands at the bowl and actually chews over it. I got one that's 12 inches high, it's supposed to hit the dog chest height but no higher.

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