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goldenleaves · June 2013

AbMurph · June 2013

We have two dogs with two water bowls for them. My little one looooves splashing around in them. It's gross. I either pick up the water and place it back down when she isn't looking. Or, I try to distract her and redirect her somewhere else. Honestly, it's really hard to keep her away. So, if anyone has any great idea's I can't wait to hear them

Good Luck.

Mar5195 · June 2013

I have a 7lb dog and she can fit through the baby gate so we gate off the kitchen so she can eat in peace. I'm guessing she'll likely be crate trained? You can install a water bottle in her crate for her to get water too.

suitern · June 2013

A labradoodle is a fantastic dog! We have a golden retriever and he is fantastic. As for the water, I just redirect. L goes through phases of finding it fun and exciting and then just leaving it alone. I think if you constantly pick it up and forget one day, that always keeps it exciting. I just watch L and redirect if he is in that area.

How fun!

jmccall79 · June 2013

Ian doesn't pay any attention to our dog's water bowl. It's just not an issue. I thought I'd have a problem with it, but he pretty much it ignores it. I'm not going to say he never gets in it, but very rarely. Start putting a water bowl down now and see what she does. Our bowl is kind of out of the way so he really has to be exploring to get to it...but he doesn't bother the bowls at my sister's house either. You may not have to worry about it...

2chatter · June 2013

Child 1 ignored, child 2 tried to drink like a dog but never played in it, Child 3 likes to splash and/or put his toes in it.

I haven't come up with a solution, but it waaaaay grosses me out.

MrMrsandBaby · June 2013

I would say put it out now and get her used to it being there (without water) before the dog comes.

Allison usually ignores the dog stuff but the other day did spend two minutes shoveling the dry food into the water...so it happens!

emschott · June 2013

We have had to move the dog's food and water beyond the gates. My kids will drink the water AND eat the food. Our dog likes to be by us, but we make sure she can get to her water periodically. I'm not sure if it is normal, but she hardly ever drinks. Maybe only once a day. But we prop the gate open so she can get at it at night and nap whenever she wants, and also here and there if she seems to want to go down.

goldenleaves · June 2013

Thank you guys! I never thought about putting the dish out now. Maybe if I do that she won't care about it later!

mle5d · June 2013

We have a golden retriever, and Will loves his water! We just have to pick it up when he's playing downstairs. Desensitizing didn't work he runs for it no matter where we are! The dog has access all day during the week when we are at work/school, and we put it down again after he goes to bed. Weekends, we just work to make sure he gets it regularly during the day.

ChicagoWeded2007 · June 2013

Remember that dog food is a chocking hazard.

bigdreams24 · June 2013

We had to move the dog bowls outside as soon as she was mobile. She is drawn to water like a fish. As soon as shes outside she looks for the water bowl or her water table. We have a black lab and she seems to be fine with it being outside.

iluvcandy · June 2013

we just kept it out... at first, when our son started crawling, it seemed like he would only go to that, we would just have to say "no" and pick him up. then one day, he just stopped doing it! he hasn't gone near it until recently.. now that he's older and in daycare, they play with the water table, so he sees the dog bowl with water and thinks he can play in it too. so we just started with the "no" and taking him away again. For the most part he doesn't go near it.

i think just with patience, she'll know not to go near it and eventually she'll get used to it.

sometimes i would put the water bowl on the table, but woudl always forget to put it back down so just leaving it and training the baby is more likely to happen than for the dog to ask for their dog bowl back! ha!

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