Leaving Clam Shells With Water In Dog Runs

[mantis]

It's going to be 39 in Melbourne tomorrow & I just spoke to my daughter & asked if she was leaving a clam shell in her dogs run, while she was at work. She said no, because her OH won't leave the dogs unsupervised with one.

I said they aren't babies, they aren't going to drown, but she said her OH would still say no. I told her to slap her OH & just put the damn thing in there. :laugh:

Do other people leave water for their dogs to lie in on hot days when they aren't home?

[dasha]

Definitely.... I try to leave a body of water around for them.

A bowl or bucket gets warm quickly. The bigger the body of water, the cooler the water (and dog) stays

[persephone]

I told her to slap her OH & just put the damn thing in there.:laugh:

if the dog is a medium/large healthy dog, used to the clamshell ..and the clamshell is in shade all day so water doesn't heat up .. by all means

[Scarlet]

I leave the clam shell with water but only a 3 or 4 inches, just enough to wet the belly.

Not so much for the dogs safety but just in case a child wanders into the yard - unlikely as it is fenced and you have to go through the house to get into the back yard..

I know the bucket is more of a danger for children but that is my thinking.

[Crisovar]

Our dogs have a clam shell every day during the hot months along with 3 large concrete water containers. The risk of the Lab trashing all the water containers to paddle if he is hot is higher than the risks of leaving them with the paddle pool IMO.

[Rebanne]

I work night shift so my dogs are inside with me during the day but I always worried about clamshells and dogs doing zoomies through them then hurting themselves by slipping etc. This is in a back yard not just in a dog run. In a dog run I wouldn't worry.

[megan_]

It depends on how big the dogs were. Mine won't go near water but if they did I wouldn't leave one out as my adult girl might struggle to actually get out of it. If I had a medium sized dog I'd have no issue with it.

Also, if the dog is allergic to bees I wouldn't leave it out as they attract them. Same with being in a country area. Water = snakes.

[mantis]

I leave the clam shell with water but only a 3 or 4 inches, just enough to wet the belly.

Not so much for the dogs safety but just in case a child wanders into the yard - unlikely as it is fenced and you have to go through the house to get into the back yard..

I know the bucket is more of a danger for children but that is my thinking.

My daughter lives in Cockatoo, so no chance of kids wandering in, plus they are in a dog run. I told her to put some plastic containers in the freezer tonight, so she can put some in the shell & some in their drinking bowl.

[Dame Aussie]

I leave one out with my guys but they are medium and huge, I would be more concerned about small dogs, as megan said, getting stuck in them etc.

Edited January 16, 2013 by Aussie3

[Trisven13]

There are two clam shells in my dog's run and they are always half full in the warmer weather. Have done so for around 6 years without issue and expect that I will continue to. The dogs love them and the water stays cool.

[Dogsfevr]

I wouldn't leave a clam shell to many have tip over & trapped dogs.

We do leave the sandpit pools in the runs,they are more sturdy,can't flip

[Rozzie]

Mine have clam shells, turtle pools and bath tubs. Can't have too many cause the Golden is a water hog.

[HazyWal]

Yes mine have a clamshell pool in the backyard under the deck. Maddie likes to stand in it, Stan won't go near it.

[Dame Aussie]

Yes mine have a clamshell pool in the backyard under the deck. Maddie likes to stand in it, Stan won't go near it.

:laugh: why am I not surprised? :laugh:

Ours wont go in either they just use it as a big water bowl but I still leave it as it stays cool and is too big for them to flip over and empty

Edited January 16, 2013 by Aussie3

[Trisven13]

Bazinga lies in it and sticks his head under :laugh: . Yes he is a bit speshal!

[MsKatie]

Ours have a clamshell in the corner under our shaded area - the kelpie likes to lie in it and the bloodhound always stands in it when he has a drink. We leave it out all the time and fill it regularly to about halfway.

[Lisey]

I have a clamshell out for my guys all year round. They know exactly what to use it for - each time we are playing in the yard and they have been running around and get hot, they jump in and cool off then back to running around the yard. And when we return from walks - straight into the pool! (being their clamshell)

They do also use it as a big drinking bowl....

Edited January 16, 2013 by Lisey

[OSoSwift]

Yep I do and I leave them with the dogs at the kennels as well. Excpetions being small dogs, elderly or arthritic dogs and those that suffer from epilepsy.

For those that cannot have clam shells or refuse to use them, I freeze the big plastic juice bottles full of water, wrap them in a towel and leave them on their bed. I find drapped puppy dogs that are passed out fast asleep and not panting :)

[WreckitWhippet]

I wouldn't leave a clam shell to many have tip over & trapped dogs.

We do leave the sandpit pools in the runs,they are more sturdy,can't flip

This and for that reason we only have concrete troughs that the dogs cannot over turn or move if they empty them

[HazyWal]

Yes mine have a clamshell pool in the backyard under the deck. Maddie likes to stand in it, Stan won't go near it.

:laugh: why am I not surprised? :laugh:

Ours wont go in either they just use it as a big water bowl but I still leave it as it stays cool and is too big for them to flip over and empty

:laugh: When I start filling it he takes off like it's the scariest thing in the world. I think he thinks he's getting a bath but seeing I own my own hydrobath I don't know why. Who knows what goes on in Stanley's head :laugh: