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fannie · 08-19-2006, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by YorkieRose

Licky bottles are a pain in the neck for me so I stopped using them unless traveling. It is hard to change the water daily if you have lots of dogs...but to train a pup to lick it is easy..put some honey on the tip or anything tasty...but not to worry dogs are smart, they know where water is and will lick it..pups lick everything.

My theory is this for what it is worth...when I used licky bottles my dogs only drank enough water to get by...when they are watered from a dish they drank much more...JMO. A breeder friend has a problem with a few of hers and kidney stones..when she measured how much was drank from a bottle each day compared to a dish was an eye opener..but again..one persons opinion.
I use coup cups hung on the pens..

Thank you for posting that. I was seriously thinking about trying the water bottles, but I think I'll stick with what we have now.

yorkieangel · 08-19-2006, 05:18 AM

I bought these little things that let you attach any soda type bottle to a dripper. From 2 liter size to single serve size. I just wash my soda bottles and then use them. We always have new soda bottles around here so it's easy to replace them frequently.

I never noticed about the more water verse less water drinking bit but since that was mentioned... I will probaly give the bowls first thing in the morning and then refiill the drippers for during the day

YorkieRose · 08-19-2006, 07:10 AM

They work well for many..but not ALL of mine.
My Chopper was not a "drinker" and I got worried..I took a red magic marker and marked the bottle, he averaged 4 oz in 12 hrs from a bottle and 8 from his bowl hanging on the pen..( the reason I remember so well, is the doubled amount) of course I kept him confined alone to test it. I tested him a couple times in month to get an idea. Since he did not eat canned food, there was no other source of water in his diet.

AND..what I noticed with a litter of pups is..they start to lick and within a couple seconds or so they get distracted by another pup or sound and stop and go play. Lapping water from a bowl is just easier to get more in them..but remember puppies usually have other sources of water..perhaps canned, cottage cheese etc..Chopper was an adult male on a dry kibble and I thought he would turn to dust. LOL

SweetGracie · 08-19-2006, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by karen171

I'd like to know about this too. I have a plastic hamster water bottle on Ziggy's crate. For his own safety he stays in there when we're gone....we don't quite trust him on his own.

I'd like to know if it's okay to use the plastic bottles instead of glass. There was something about it being unsafe to reuse plastic water bottles or soft drink bottles. Did anyone else hear about it?

Some plastic bottles are not safe to reuse usually most drinking water bottles, this is because of the type of plastic that is used, ie. Aquafina, Dasani.....however if you use a plastic bottle that is from a pet store and is made to be reused then it is usually a different type of plastic. I learned this is my chemistry classes. It depends of the chemical make up of the plastic. Hope this helps.

yougetthesmiles · 08-19-2006, 08:36 AM

I use the hamster water bottle for Lillie and she caught on real quickly. Do it by hand 1st, put the baby on your lap and take the water bottle and put it under her mouth and give it a firm squeeze so it will leak a little, it will drip and the pup should lick it, just keep doing this over and over for a bit and she will catch on. I have mine attached to her ex-pen.
This helps with her not getting her beard wet and soggy!

MaxiesMom · 08-19-2006, 01:35 PM

There's nothing to teach LOL My Max new how to get the water out of the water bottle by simply licking the stick. That's the only way I give him water now because if I give him water in a bowl, he tends to drink it too quickly and immediately throws it up.

I have water bottles all over the yard now LOL Its great for me and Max knows no other way to drink water.

08-19-2006, 05:18 AM	#17
yorkieangel Rescue Angel Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: md Posts: 1,530	I bought these little things that let you attach any soda type bottle to a dripper. From 2 liter size to single serve size. I just wash my soda bottles and then use them. We always have new soda bottles around here so it's easy to replace them frequently. I never noticed about the more water verse less water drinking bit but since that was mentioned... I will probaly give the bowls first thing in the morning and then refiill the drippers for during the day __________________ Yorkieangel

08-19-2006, 07:10 AM	#18
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	bottles They work well for many..but not ALL of mine. My Chopper was not a "drinker" and I got worried..I took a red magic marker and marked the bottle, he averaged 4 oz in 12 hrs from a bottle and 8 from his bowl hanging on the pen..( the reason I remember so well, is the doubled amount) of course I kept him confined alone to test it. I tested him a couple times in month to get an idea. Since he did not eat canned food, there was no other source of water in his diet. AND..what I noticed with a litter of pups is..they start to lick and within a couple seconds or so they get distracted by another pup or sound and stop and go play. Lapping water from a bowl is just easier to get more in them..but remember puppies usually have other sources of water..perhaps canned, cottage cheese etc..Chopper was an adult male on a dry kibble and I thought he would turn to dust. LOL

08-19-2006, 08:36 AM	#20
yougetthesmiles BANNED FOR NOT MAILING PRODUCTS PURCHASED Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 9,295 Blog Entries: 3	I use the hamster water bottle for Lillie and she caught on real quickly. Do it by hand 1st, put the baby on your lap and take the water bottle and put it under her mouth and give it a firm squeeze so it will leak a little, it will drip and the pup should lick it, just keep doing this over and over for a bit and she will catch on. I have mine attached to her ex-pen. This helps with her not getting her beard wet and soggy!

08-19-2006, 01:35 PM	#21
MaxiesMom Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 94	There's nothing to teach LOL My Max new how to get the water out of the water bottle by simply licking the stick. That's the only way I give him water now because if I give him water in a bowl, he tends to drink it too quickly and immediately throws it up. I have water bottles all over the yard now LOL Its great for me and Max knows no other way to drink water.