Hi, our retriever dog (8 month old) has started to paw his water bowl about.  The one in the front room has been spilt numerous times so when we're going out we now lift it.

The problem is we always have a bowl in the other room for him and the cats but he's started to paw that one saturating the carpet.

As we're not there when he does it we can't tell him not too. Likewise we don't want to leave any of our animals without a water supply.

Any suggestions? 

What about a raised water bowl, you can buy them with a stand that the bowl sits into.  Could the cats have theirs where the dog could not reach it.

Sandra

There's also the no-tip bowls.  Most have a rubber base that don't allow it to be tipped.  The water could still slosh around, but the whole bowl itself won't tip over.  They also make bowls that don't allow water to be spilled out of it.  Check out this link.  It's a US distribution company, but it'll give you an idea of what kind of bowl it is.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=1784&N=2001+113190

What about one of those big wattering jugs that hold a few gallons of water?  It doesn't seem like that could make a huge mess.

Good luck!

Thanks guys.

We have the bowls that have the rubber but think he actually like to stick his paw in and go for it.

Could move cats bowl but then that means he has no access to water for a period of 3 hours in the am.

The cat stand one, would he be able to tip the whole thing or it it sturdy?

If we left a gallon we would be swimming! He is a retriever mind u!

Ha, just checked out website. Just need one the height of our dining table and he'd feel right at home!

Use a black builders bucket and keep it full all the time
HTH Aimi

Take one bucket and one tyre, insert full bucket into tyre.

Millie used to do this, and still does if we put a plastic bowl down for her.  We used to use the non-spill silver bowls and realised it was her reflection (or any reflection) that she was trying to get to when pawing the water.  I changed the bowls to the old-fashioned beige ceramic type and we haven't had this problem since...not only are they non-reflective but they are too heavy to tip over if your dog is a 'bowl-tosser' like Millie was too.  However, she still does it if we use a plastic or metal non-tip bowl when out and about/visiting people etc., so it maybe worth changing the bowls to this type.  You can get a whole range of ceramic food and water bowls for both dogs and cats in Wilkinsons or similar shops, for £1-£2.

Is the water bowl a stainless steel one?  I ask because I had this problem before with one of my cats who often drank out of the dogs' water bowls.  The cat could see his reflection in the bottom of the bowl and 'pawed' at the 'other' cat!  The dogs never bothered but it drove our cat wild.  To get around it we gave a plastic dog sized water bowl to the cat who then left the dogs' bowls alone and stopped slopping water all over the floor.

my dog puts his feet in any water bowl not matter what shape, colour or material - he puts his feet in it then drags it round the kitchen.  I can just imagine what he would do if he had a whole bucket of the stuff, my mum gives him a washing up bowl in the garden which he "digs" the water out of :rolleyes: :)