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abbey46923 · 08-18-2006, 04:07 PM

i have a litter of puppies and have begun to wean them. i was wondering if anyone had any tips on teaching them to drink water from a water bottle, like you would use for a hampster. i know some of the show breeders use them so when they drink they dont get their beards all wet. an advise would be apperciated. thanks

Yorkie3 · 08-18-2006, 05:00 PM

Bumping this up, because I would like to know too!!

doortego · 08-18-2006, 05:10 PM

I'm definitely not breeding or showing dogs but I got tired of LittleBit playing in her water so I just got one of the guinea pig bottles (It has a little bit bigger water tube) and hung it on her crate. I just pushed the balls back up in it a couple of times so she could see that it was wet & she just started drinking it on her own. She was about 13 weeks at the time.

karen171 · 08-18-2006, 06:02 PM

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?

SJK1113 · 08-18-2006, 06:16 PM

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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?

I think it's because bacteria can grow faster on plastic.

karen171 · 08-18-2006, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by SJK1113

I think it's because bacteria can grow faster on plastic.

Thanks, I knew it was something harmful.

Gracie2006 · 08-18-2006, 06:48 PM

Gracie started using a water bottle as soon as I put it up for her, at about 9 weeks. I half wonder if she did not use one at the breeder. I just tapped the tip to show her it was wet and she took it from there. It sure beats toys, kibble and feet in the water bowl!

sylvan · 08-18-2006, 07:05 PM

I use and recommend water bottles and everyone is right..it is easy to teach pups, a few taps with a finger and voila!

MyTrixie143 · 08-18-2006, 10:16 PM

All of mine have water bottles in their crates and pens. I believe they should have water available 24 hours a day all the time. It is especially useful for the crates, they won't spill their bowls and get a mess everywhere. Some of them learned on their own;with the others I just tapped on the end to show them that water came out and the picked up on it real fast. It is pretty easy for them to learn!!

Oh and I don't have the glass water bottles, I have a hard time finding them so I just wash out the water bottles every day and replace them with new ones frequently.

newmommy · 08-18-2006, 10:31 PM

hmmm i just use a water dish and never had a problem although sometimes someone will get excited and spill it, but, after all its just water!!

abbey46923 · 08-18-2006, 11:54 PM

my kids are 5 weeks old and right now they are more interested in chewing on it but every now and then i will see one of them lick the tube so will just keep it in there and i'm sure they will get it. i do use my finger to show them that it is wet . and they are getting liquid from there food and still from mom but we are working on weaning them from her and i have taken a bowl and let them drink from it but didnt want to confuse them on which one they should use. thanks for all of your comments.

Pipersmommy · 08-19-2006, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by MyTrixie143

All of mine have water bottles in their crates and pens. I believe they should have water available 24 hours a day all the time. It is especially useful for the crates, they won't spill their bowls and get a mess everywhere. Some of them learned on their own;with the others I just tapped on the end to show them that water came out and the picked up on it real fast. It is pretty easy for them to learn!!

Oh and I don't have the glass water bottles, I have a hard time finding them so I just wash out the water bottles every day and replace them with new ones frequently.

I do the same.

YorkieRose · 08-19-2006, 04:26 AM

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..

YorkieRose · 08-19-2006, 04:33 AM

Corrections...bladder stones, not kidney..

Pipersmommy · 08-19-2006, 04:40 AM

I also have water dishes out for them. I only use the bottles in the crates when traveling. I also keep one by the bedside. Misha always seems to want the last drink in bed.

08-18-2006, 04:07 PM	#1
abbey46923 Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: indiana Posts: 944	? about water bottle's i have a litter of puppies and have begun to wean them. i was wondering if anyone had any tips on teaching them to drink water from a water bottle, like you would use for a hampster. i know some of the show breeders use them so when they drink they dont get their beards all wet. an advise would be apperciated. thanks __________________ abbey,munchkin,sadie,andy,serena,nik R.I.P. Moe 10/24/1998 - 3/2013 R.I.P. Macey 12/29/1997 - 4/2013

08-18-2006, 05:00 PM	#2
Yorkie3 Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 4,686	Bumping this up, because I would like to know too!! __________________ Janet

08-18-2006, 06:02 PM	#4
karen171 ZIGGY & MUGSY'S MOM Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Denton, TX Posts: 1,227	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? __________________ I don't believe in the concept of hell, but if I did I would think of it as filled with people who were cruel to animals. Gary Larson Join: www.millbusters.com

08-18-2006, 06:48 PM	#7
Gracie2006 Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sequim, Wa Posts: 4,541	Gracie started using a water bottle as soon as I put it up for her, at about 9 weeks. I half wonder if she did not use one at the breeder. I just tapped the tip to show her it was wet and she took it from there. It sure beats toys, kibble and feet in the water bowl! __________________ Gracie loves Bailey. Holly loves Tucker. Proud member of the YT Gracie Girls.

08-18-2006, 07:05 PM	#8
sylvan YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Eastern PA Posts: 2,484	I use and recommend water bottles and everyone is right..it is easy to teach pups, a few taps with a finger and voila! __________________ Stacy and the crew

08-18-2006, 05:10 PM	#3
doortego Little Bit & Buttons Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: US Posts: 2,160	I'm definitely not breeding or showing dogs but I got tired of LittleBit playing in her water so I just got one of the guinea pig bottles (It has a little bit bigger water tube) and hung it on her crate. I just pushed the balls back up in it a couple of times so she could see that it was wet & she just started drinking it on her own. She was about 13 weeks at the time.

08-18-2006, 10:16 PM	#9
MyTrixie143 Mom to 6 Beautiful Furkids Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,409	All of mine have water bottles in their crates and pens. I believe they should have water available 24 hours a day all the time. It is especially useful for the crates, they won't spill their bowls and get a mess everywhere. Some of them learned on their own;with the others I just tapped on the end to show them that water came out and the picked up on it real fast. It is pretty easy for them to learn!! Oh and I don't have the glass water bottles, I have a hard time finding them so I just wash out the water bottles every day and replace them with new ones frequently. __________________ A dog is a furry person! http://www.dogster.com/?300866 Tracey and the gang DestinyHarmonyScamperGracieLillieKiwi Hershey Peppi

08-18-2006, 10:31 PM	#10
newmommy Keep Me Away From eBay Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,109	hmmm i just use a water dish and never had a problem although sometimes someone will get excited and spill it, but, after all its just water!! __________________ There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face!!

08-18-2006, 11:54 PM	#11
abbey46923 Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: indiana Posts: 944	thank you my kids are 5 weeks old and right now they are more interested in chewing on it but every now and then i will see one of them lick the tube so will just keep it in there and i'm sure they will get it. i do use my finger to show them that it is wet . and they are getting liquid from there food and still from mom but we are working on weaning them from her and i have taken a bowl and let them drink from it but didnt want to confuse them on which one they should use. thanks for all of your comments. __________________ abbey,munchkin,sadie,andy,serena,nik R.I.P. Moe 10/24/1998 - 3/2013 R.I.P. Macey 12/29/1997 - 4/2013

08-19-2006, 04:26 AM	#13
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	bottles 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.. Last edited by YorkieRose; 08-19-2006 at 04:30 AM.

08-19-2006, 04:33 AM	#14
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	stones Corrections...bladder stones, not kidney..

08-19-2006, 04:40 AM	#15
Pipersmommy Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SW Fl Posts: 1,808	I also have water dishes out for them. I only use the bottles in the crates when traveling. I also keep one by the bedside. Misha always seems to want the last drink in bed.