I need a solution!!!!

[For My Coby]

Originally Posted by Little Bit

It doesn't look like there is a lip, that would make it really hard to clean. It looks like it would be hard for them to get a hold of the edge anyway. But you never know...I guess if they tipped it enough with their foot to get one edge of the floater up then they could.

I think you're right. I guess it would be hard for them to get it out if it were always floating or flat. I'm sure my Shi Tzu couldn't get his fat face in there to grab it, but Yorkie's pointy little noses.....??? Like you said, if they pawed at it, they might be able to grab it. I wish I had a coupon or some way to try it without the steep price for a "water bowl" .........

[Little Bit]

Originally Posted by For My Coby

I think you're right. I guess it would be hard for them to get it out if it were always floating or flat. I'm sure my Shi Tzu couldn't get his fat face in there to grab it, but Yorkie's pointy little noses.....??? Like you said, if they pawed at it, they might be able to grab it. I wish I had a coupon or some way to try it without the steep price for a "water bowl" .........

That's why I want YOU to buy it and tell me if it works!

[For My Coby]

Originally Posted by Little Bit

That's why I want YOU to buy it and tell me if it works!

You're funny!! Well if I can't find any sap better than you just did, I'll let you know how I liked it!!

[Little Bit]

Originally Posted by For My Coby

You're funny!! Well if I can't find any sap better than you just did, I'll let you know how I liked it!!

Oh, well. You can't blame me for trying.

[Sunnie]

Originally Posted by yorkiegirl83

Those are so cool!

They are great! They also are pretty expensive, but they last and last and last. I even cut them to fit inside thier travel crate and thier small carry bag. What I like is they are flat and not lumpy at all. kind of like a mousepad.

[LunasMomma]

I also got tired of Luna doing that, she would jump in with all four paws and hop up and down until she and a 3' diameter of floor were soaked It was cute as heck, but a PITA

Anyway, we have since switched to water bottles (one in the kitchen and one in our bedroom). They took to them pretty much right away and now I only need to clean and refill them once a week, as opposed to 5X a day with the bowls

If you take the bowl away, she WILL drink from the bottle.

[Breny]

Wow! I didn't know so many had the same issue! LOL Glad I'm not alone!!!

Well, I do use washable pee pads ( I LOVE washable pee pads!!!) under the bowl, but even that is getting just drenched. I could try the pish pads........

Or, I could try just pulling the bowl and see if they will all adjust to the water bottle...........

We'll see


Hey - water bottle users......which ones do you use??? I have one thats very stubborn and the water doesn't come out very well. I have a hard time getting it going.....

Thanks all!

[Little Bit]

I have heard that the Edstrom Water Buddy is the best and doesn't leak at all. It is the same kind that they use in the Celtei Bags (the 8 oz. size). I just ordered four of them (32 oz. size) I will let you know how they work.

They also have a Water Swiggler for larger dogs, but after talking to the company I decided that the regular one would be best for our little ones as it requires less pressure. They are also nice because you can fill them from the top. You don't have to take them down every time.

The best prices I found for them were www.bunnyrabbit.com and www.woodlandbird.com. If you are getting the 30 oz. water swiggler for larger dogs the best place is agselect.com as they are on sale right now. Hope this helps!

Originally Posted by Breny

Wow! I didn't know so many had the same issue! LOL Glad I'm not alone!!!

Well, I do use washable pee pads ( I LOVE washable pee pads!!!) under the bowl, but even that is getting just drenched. I could try the pish pads........

Or, I could try just pulling the bowl and see if they will all adjust to the water bottle...........

We'll see


Hey - water bottle users......which ones do you use??? I have one thats very stubborn and the water doesn't come out very well. I have a hard time getting it going.....

Thanks all!

[chattiesmom]

Originally Posted by Breny

I don't know what to do.......

Meiah takes her one paw and "digs" in the water bowl, pulling the water out of the bowl and all over the floor causeing huge puddles of water, which I'm worried about ruining the flooring, as well, I'm completely tired of cleaning it up!!!!

Do you think a raised feeding area would work? But then it can't be too high......

What would you suggest? Its driving me nuts!

Oh, and I already use water bottles.....(for Tia - its the only way she can drink water as she can't drink from a bowl due to the placement of her cleft)
but she (Meiah) doesn't drink from them.

What should I do ?

My solution was to center the water dish on a washable potty pad-- if you choose to try this method, use a brand new one so that your kid won't use it for it's intended purpose. You could have them custom made to match your decor - at leaast one of our talented seamstresses makes them. Because it's important to "win" the Yorkie Wars we start to maintain discipline, I choose my battles carefully. This one was easier to compromise .
Good luck!

[sheilas-cottage]

Place the dish on top of it and he/she can splash away.

[hartygirl]

Originally Posted by Little Bit

That's what I was going to suggest. Use a washable potty pad! The ones I sell are really big and would probably catch all that water.

Another solution that I saw the other day (sorry, but I can't remember where) was a water bowl that had a thing inside the size of the bowl that floated on top. There was slight dip in the middle of it with a cut out X in the middle of it so the dog could get water, but his beard wouldn't get wet. But I don't know if that would help if she is so agressive with her foot or not.

If you are interested in a pad PM me and I can make you one or two.

I think I have seen that on inthecompanyofdogs.com

My Addison used to dig in her bowl so I got her a bistro, well that just gave her more water to throw around! What worked for me was getting a petfresh fountin. I got the smallest I could find and she hasen't tried to splash around yet and we have had it going on 4 months now. I really like it, the water stays cooler because of the constant movement and it has a removable filter for germs and dirt. The actual bowl part that she drinks out of is small and I believe that discourages her from playing in it.
I'm not really sure why getting the fountin worked, but it has saved my floors and my towel laundry.

[LIL MIS' MAGIC]

We only use water bottles, we found some at Petco in the rabbit section that work great!! They are easy for the puppies to use and are easy to refill as well...we currently have four in our house, which makes it so we don't have to refill them all the time. We put towels underneath them, b/c they do have a tendency to drip when first refilled, but it has help so much with keeping their breads dry and not have water all over the floor. With two show boys in the house, we couldn't have their faces always in the water...

It took all of them a couple of days to understand what do to...we would take them over to it and show them how to get the water and give them a drink and then leave them alone for a while and watch what they do. Once we had all the bowls of water up, they soon figure out where the water was and are now pros at it.

I would defintely recommend the water bottles, it has been a saving grace at our house!!

[Little Bit]

I bought some from Walmart and some from Target, but they really were messy with leaking. I sure hope the water buddy is as leakproof as they say, 'cause they sure cost a lot more! What kind did you get?

Originally Posted by LIL MIS' MAGIC

We only use water bottles, we found some at Petco in the rabbit section that work great!! They are easy for the puppies to use and are easy to refill as well...we currently have four in our house, which makes it so we don't have to refill them all the time. We put towels underneath them, b/c they do have a tendency to drip when first refilled, but it has help so much with keeping their breads dry and not have water all over the floor. With two show boys in the house, we couldn't have their faces always in the water...

It took all of them a couple of days to understand what do to...we would take them over to it and show them how to get the water and give them a drink and then leave them alone for a while and watch what they do. Once we had all the bowls of water up, they soon figure out where the water was and are now pros at it.

I would defintely recommend the water bottles, it has been a saving grace at our house!!

[Little Bit]

Originally Posted by Little Bit

I bought some from Walmart and some from Target, but they really were messy with leaking. I sure hope the water buddy is as leakproof as they say, 'cause they sure cost a lot more! What kind did you get?

I got my Water Buddy bottles today! They are great! No leaks!!! And no messy water. The dogs caught on right away on how to use them. Well worth the money! jmho

[Dan & Corinne]

Originally Posted by Little Bit

Here it is! I saw it in the new G.W Little catalog I got in the mail.

http://www.gwlittle.com/prod/Product...owls_1355.aspx

If you try it let us all know how it works.

I saw this too but I don't thinkit would work for Jen (the water digger). When she first started to do it, we thought she was letting us know the bowl needed to be filled, but NOooooooooo.... she just likes to knock the bowl over. She doesn't mess with the water in the raised bowl, just the one directly on the floor.