Willow32 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Hi , Anybody have trouble getting there dog to drink ? , even when is was really hot she would come back panting but would not touch her water. I changed the bowl from plastic to metal but she still refuses.I know she needs it as her pee goes a real dark colour but she just looks at it a walks off. Just wondering if anybody eles dog is as stubborn. Regards Willow32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Mine can drive me mad, he will drink out of any muddy puddle,but offer him clean water and he ignores it. But he likes his water ice cold from the tap,and will drink loads, but later won't touch it. Mine also likes a few ice cubes dropped into his water,and spends ages blowing bubbles forcing the ice cubes to the bottom of the bowl before crunching them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 perhaps its you stressing over it the dog is picking up on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 a few dogs i know of prefer drinking from a running tap rather than a bowl of water give it a go if you have an outside tap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actionpigeons Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 (edited) There is an old saying “you can take a horse to water but you can’t make it drink” The same applies to dogs; as long as there is water always available I would not worry to much, they will drink when they need it. Just because a dog in panting does not mean it’s thirsty, as we all know this is how a dog cools down. Edited June 3, 2012 by Actionpigeons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadedFlapper Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 My 5 month old cocker is like that! When I water the plants he love's to drink from the end of the hose. Also my daughter had a small bucket from her sand pit and he likes drinking from this!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveM Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Yep, quite often my cocker will drink from the plastic bottle while the water is being poured, but not when it's in the bowl. Just depends what mood she's in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PERCE Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Give it very wet food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcmh Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 My dog has gone through stages that I don't think he's drinking enough, but I have just left him to it, make sure there is fresh water available and he will suddenly switch... Stressing or trying new things only risks making him worse / fussy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveM Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 My dog has gone through stages that I don't think he's drinking enough, but I have just left him to it, make sure there is fresh water available and he will suddenly switch... Stressing or trying new things only risks making him worse / fussy... Yep, agree. Just make sure water is available and if they're thirsty, they'll drink. My retriver drinks bucket loads all the time, my spaniel hardly touches it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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