I have never had a dog that would drink from that bottle well(levels never went down much at all) so I just finally gave up and use a small water bowl in the crate. They learn to stay out of it and their hair minimally wet from drinking for only a while.
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |