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puggleowner Member  Posts: 228 |
posted 12-09-2003 07:48 AM
 
How do my fellow dog owners feel about controlling the amount of water your dog drinks? In other words, giving a limited amount when they go for the bowl, but not leaving a water filled bowl out all all times. With Cameron, we leave her about 1/2 a bowl in her cage while we are at work, but when I return lately it has been all gone, and she ALWAYS seems thirsty. I always give her water after we play or when she seems thirsty, but I'm afraid if I left a full bowl out at all times she would drink nonstop and pee in the house-- we just recently finally got her re-potty trained in the new house, and I don't want to do anything to jeopardize this, especially since she seems to have a small bladder, but I don't want her to be dying of thirst either! Any thoughts? IP: Logged |
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LottynTrike Member Posts: 173 |
posted 12-09-2003 08:47 AM
Well if the dog didnt have a problem with being house broken i would say keep her bowl full all the time, but if she does have or has had an issue in the past then keep do what your doing. i have a couple of friends who actually have there dogs on schedules! they eat and drink at a certain time, and nothing more. Trike use to have an issue with house training but she got over it. that was a while ago so now she can have water when ever she wants.( she use to never tell us when she need to goto the bath room) IP: Logged |
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puggleowner Member Posts: 228 |
posted 12-09-2003 09:08 AM
See that's the problem with us- Cameron will not tell us when she has to go- we've tried bells, saying "lets go potty" everytime we go outside- nothing seems to work. Now she will tell us if she has to go when she's in her cage at night- she makes it all night almost all of the time but if she has to go, she'll tell us by whining. When she's not in the cage, though, she won't tell us. My parents dog is the same way, he is 5 now and is fully housebroken, but since he never tells them he just has learned to follow the schedule they have to take him out--I guess that's how Cameron is going to have to be too- she seems to be doing fine with it now, but it is frustrating because I don't want to have to control her water but I need her to tell me when she drinks to much and has to go! IP: Logged |
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cindylou-poo2 Member Posts: 64 |
posted 12-09-2003 11:35 AM
Hi Puggleowner! We have just accomplished training our 6 month old shih tzu! I limit water, just in case. We crate her while we are working, so she has no water during the day, then she has free access to 8:00pm, then no more tillm morning. Abbey is starting to let us know when she needs to go out, she usually goes to teh door, or stares at me. I try to take her out as soon as I get home, and then again right after she eats, then every hour until we go to bed. Then she goes back in her crate. It really is wokring well. Abbey also let's out a little cry around 5am daily, I let he rout and if she goes, then she doesn't go back in her crate, if she doesn't then back in the crate. This eliminates the chances of an "accident." Hope that helps, ------------------ IP: Logged |
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puggleowner Member Posts: 228 |
posted 12-09-2003 01:16 PM
YOu know I never thought about the heat thing- I bet it is making the air more dry-- plus, in the basement since it has gotten cold we have a little space heater that we put about 10 ft from Cameron's pen, just to keep it a little warmer (I always check it when I get home though by climbing in her cage and seeing if it feels too warm and it always feels just right, maybe even a little cold still for me) Anyway, I bet that heater is drying the air out even more and causing her to be thirstier. IP: Logged |
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NewLabOwnr Member Posts: 169 |
posted 12-10-2003 05:18 AM
I'm glad to see this thread here because I had the same question. We don't "free-water" Max either and I wondered if that's cruel. We can't give him all the water he wants in the morning because then he doesn't last in his crate for the 3 -4 hours. Then at night if we give him a full bowl he slops it all up and then asks for more by scratching at his bowl. I've tried to just keep it full on the weekends, but he ends up having accidents or needing to go out every 10 mins (literally!). I just wasn't sure if this was bad at all. IP: Logged |
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Samsintentions Member Posts: 944 |
posted 12-10-2003 06:33 AM
I'm a firm believer in leaving adequate ammounts of water. If she's always thirsty, give her more, if the "pooty" issue is at hand, you should try allowing her all the water she want in the morning and letting her out 15 minutes after consumtption and she should be fine. Definately watch for dehydration. IP: Logged |
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kyles101 Member Posts: 227 |
posted 12-10-2003 06:40 AM
if you have ruled out any medical problems for your dog drinking alot then limiting the water is ok. sometimes dogs get a little carried away when it comes to water. IP: Logged |
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Nik Member Posts: 115 |
posted 12-10-2003 06:41 AM
I always keep Floobs water bowl topped up. He drinks alot but seems to be able to hold it for quite some time. He lasts from his morning walk (around 8-9) till maybe 4 somedays, and he goes right through the night, sometimes being 9 hours. He's only 4 months and only been completly dry in the house for 2 weeks but so far so good. When I leave him alone he's in the kitchen and I still have paper down on the floor 'just in case'. I want him to know if he needs to he can use it, he hasn't yet. IP: Logged |
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brentmaher New Member  Posts: 4 |
posted 12-10-2003 01:57 PM
My personal opinion is that controlled water is OK when common sense is applied. We used this technique when we were potty training and crating our golden. The key is common sense… Make sure they get PLENTY in the AM and PLENTY when you get home from work. We gave him a little during the day in his crate while we were gone. This is a great way to ensure you’re dog is hydrated but also controlled because as kyles101 mentioned, dogs do get carried away on water sometimes. We didn’t use this as a long term solution, as soon as we started to feel comfortable with his ability to hold it, we started letting him stay out of his crate for a few hours of time and with that came free reign over the water bowl. We’re now able to let him drink to his pleasure and he rarely spends time in his crate. Long story short: I feel it’s a good starter strategy but you can wean your dog off it eventually. IP: Logged |
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