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imdll · 11-25-2011, 07:04 PM

Lu is just under 3.5 lbs and only 8" at the shoulder and so it will be tricky to put together something high enough to keep her foot off of the bowl and yet short enough that she can still drink out of it, but I will give it a try or try some other sort of stand like the neat feeder. I forgot one other little detail, Lu also has a wierd habit of only drinking from the opposite side of her bowl.

I will give some of these suggestions a try though and see how it goes. Anything is worth a try at this point.

I saw a really nice water bottle stand on the Mr. Foo site. My husband has said he could make one pretty much the same if we decide to go that route. On the Mr. Foo site they say they use a 32 oz Lixit water bottle with a large nozzle. I have seen nozzles on water bottles that are 5/16" and 7/16" that are supposed to be for small dogs. I have heard that people with Maltese in show coat as well as Persian cat owners have found using water bottles helpful for keeping the beard area and face clean but I don't know anyone personally only things I have read. So I've been leary to jump on the band wagon without some serious studying first.

Pretty much at this point I am open to ideas and would also like to hear from anyone who has chosen to use a water bottle as their dog's source of water.

Thanks so much for the input thus far.

11-25-2011, 07:04 PM	#6
imdll Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 129	Lu is just under 3.5 lbs and only 8" at the shoulder and so it will be tricky to put together something high enough to keep her foot off of the bowl and yet short enough that she can still drink out of it, but I will give it a try or try some other sort of stand like the neat feeder. I forgot one other little detail, Lu also has a wierd habit of only drinking from the opposite side of her bowl. I will give some of these suggestions a try though and see how it goes. Anything is worth a try at this point. I saw a really nice water bottle stand on the Mr. Foo site. My husband has said he could make one pretty much the same if we decide to go that route. On the Mr. Foo site they say they use a 32 oz Lixit water bottle with a large nozzle. I have seen nozzles on water bottles that are 5/16" and 7/16" that are supposed to be for small dogs. I have heard that people with Maltese in show coat as well as Persian cat owners have found using water bottles helpful for keeping the beard area and face clean but I don't know anyone personally only things I have read. So I've been leary to jump on the band wagon without some serious studying first. Pretty much at this point I am open to ideas and would also like to hear from anyone who has chosen to use a water bottle as their dog's source of water. Thanks so much for the input thus far.