Bella and Tillie came from the breeder water bottle trained *they were 2.5yrs. I keep a bowl down for them, but have considered getting a glass bottle and making a stand for it. (if you search this site, you'll find pics of stands some YTers have made
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I like the idea of the neaterfeeder Doodlebug posted. Maybe try putting Lulu's water bowl on a stand (on top of another upside down bowl??? or something) to see if the bowl being higher would prevent her from putting her paws in it.