[Jkpal]

Originally Posted by Bluebells

Thanks for the kind words. In a way, I’m afraid I’m being too tuned-in and it might lead to more problems down the road. Right now, with the pandemic raging on, I’m home most of the time so I can offer him water every hour but prevent him from playing in it. Someday, though, I might (gasp!) have the opportunity to be away from home for half a day ... and then what will he do, if he hasn’t stopped this behavior and he can’t have a bowl of water left on the floor?

Oh geez, good point. I'm going to put some serious thought into this and see if we can come up with some viable plans/options. You got yourself a little meatball there!