elmo_em ♀ Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Im wondering if anyone has any ideas about making/keeping water available during the day for Elmo. (He has an outside enclosed pen that he stays in during the day while Im at work) Lately Ive been getting home and both his water bowls are tipped over and empty. Ive tried bigger heavier bowls but he tips them too. I don't know if hes tipping them over accidentaly or by playing with them (hes recently become pretty fond of water, he has a small paddling pool hes been playing in in the back yard?) Im worried hes going to get sick from everheating especially when the weather really warms up. Any ideas would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 stainless steel bucket and wire it to the fence so it cant be tipped over, or an industrial plastic bucket also tied upright to the fence. You dont want something too deep and narrow because if he falls in head first he could drown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmo_em ♀ Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 Thanks I hadn't thought of that. No chance of elmo falling into a bucket now thank goodness hes my 36kg baby:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog_Horse_Girl Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 PetBarn has concrete water bowls, I doubt any dog could tip them over! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoemonster Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I have heard that the stainless steel bowls that have hollwed bottoms can be filled with cement to make them heavy and unable to be tipped over This type And you can get bags of quick set cement cheap at the hardware store, just tip the bowl upside down and fill it with cement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmo_em ♀ Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 I think even elmo would have trouble tipping a bowl that was filled with cement ova! To bunnings I will go. Thanks for the tips :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamuzz Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Our water bowl is connected to a tap so it fills itself. Great for dogs that like to paddle in their water. Until you have a puppy that works out how to take the lid off the "works" section and chew the float. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caspian Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 My solution involved building a low brick wall around his water bucket. He can stand over it to drink, but he cant place his paws in it to tip it, and cant bite the edge of the bucket to grab it as the bricks are the same height as the bucket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoemonster Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Our water bowl is connected to a tap so it fills itself. Great for dogs that like to paddle in their water.Until you have a puppy that works out how to take the lid off the "works" section and chew the float. lol yep and bad for ones like mine who decide to chew the pipe to the tap to create a fountain in the run! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmo_em ♀ Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 My solution involved building a low brick wall around his water bucket. He can stand over it to drink, but he cant place his paws in it to tip it, and cant bite the edge of the bucket to grab it as the bricks are the same height as the bucket. I like this idea Caspian Ive got heaps of bricks too so will see if maybe a combination of all of the above might work. I should hang from the fence and surround in bricks and then concrete in. A regular back yard wishing well. I like it. Maybe if I put up a sign people can throw pennies in too hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 what about putting a clam shell full of water in the pen too for him to play in ,then he may leave his drinking water alone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILuvAmstaffs Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 what about putting a clam shell full of water in the pen too for him to play in ,then he may leave his drinking water alone? We just put a shell full of water out the back for Diesel to drink out of :D Not because he was knocking his water bowl over, but rather that he was drinking out of our fish pond instead & freaking out the fish! :D ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoiboy Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Here is Ingrid playing in 1 of our water tubs. Never been tipped over yet this kind. Cheers Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangerineDream Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I have the same problem with Tango and water buckets - I use a bucket, but he paddles in it, or destroys it, so I put his clam shell back in the run...so he always has water, even if he knocks over the bucket which he pulls off the fence :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmo_em ♀ Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 Well Im glad Im not the only one! I think Im going to put his pool in the pen with him too. Especially now the weather is getting warmer hell love it. Ill get some pics too he looks so cute in the little pool :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storm Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 if you can find an old concrete laundry tub they are brilliant keep the water cool and the chance of him knocking it over are remote. Or if you cant find one an old bathtub depending on how big the run is or a shell pool put in the corner of his run and wired to 2 sides of his run should in theory stop his from tipping it over and if he is only playing its gives him plenty of water to play in I have 6 shell pools around my yard and they only last about 1/2 day but then there are 4 large hairy gremlins that love water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozzie Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 We have a concrete trough, an old bathtub, some butchers tubs and a turtle pool (like a clamshell). We have just aquired a shower bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfgirl Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Bucket tied to a post with luggage straps from the $2.00 shop solved our problems ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOE`VU Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 So... how bout those pics of your little furman in his pool ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmo_em ♀ Posted October 12, 2006 Author Share Posted October 12, 2006 I think elmos area is big enough to have his pool as well as a few buckets. Hes gonna have so much water he won't know what to do with it all... im sure it won't take him long to figure out though haha ;) Im gonna get tonnes of pics on the weekend Time for an update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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