Water spillage

**Rocksypup** · 08-10-2006, 02:42 PM

I expect there is no solution to this, but does anyone else have an issue with water spillage?
Sometimes Rocksy (7.5 months) will walk away from her water bowl with a mouthful of water, and let it spill out the side of her mouth all over the floor! Sometimes there are big trails of it leading from one room to another!

I have tried to get her to 'stay' after she has a drink so she can spill it around her water bowl, which is on a cheap rug - but obviously I can't watch her all the time.

For some reason it really bugs me but I can't figure out a way to stop her doing it.
Pups will be pups I suppose! Anyone else irritated by this or is it just me?!

**Buckyball** · 08-10-2006, 03:09 PM

umm I can't count the number of times I have almost slipped and fell from spilled water like that. Not to mention drool as well!

I don't know what can be done about them walking away with a mouth full of water and spilling it out all over

Maybe someone has a good suggestion? hehe

**Trickster** · 08-10-2006, 03:53 PM

All mine are sloppy drinkers. I don't think there is anything you can do about it. Just be extra vigilant about mopping the floor!

**Brigettas Mom** · 08-10-2006, 07:38 PM

Brigetta does the same exact thing! There is always a stream of water on the floor.

**ds77755** · 08-11-2006, 10:01 AM

I hear you on this one. Nothing worse than walking into a puddle of water on the hardwood floors in socks!! >

I have been laying down a towel under Lola's dishes before she eats/drinks. The towel is about 1/2 the size of her crate (where she eats). While I haven't been able to eliminate this problem completely, the towel helps absorb the initial waterfall out of her jowels.

**imported_MilesMom** · 08-11-2006, 11:01 AM

Miles does the same thing and my husband hates it. He wants to teach him to stand over the bowl and lick/smack his lips before he walks away. I told him, you go ahead and work on that. :P

**Rocksypup** · 08-11-2006, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by MilesMom

Miles does the same thing and my husband hates it.* He wants to teach him to stand over the bowl and lick/smack his lips before he walks away.* I told him, you go ahead and work on that.* *:P

Ha ha - that sounds exactly like me! I'm getting nowhere though, Rocksy is still looking at me as though I'm asking her to read Shakespeare!

**curly** · 08-11-2006, 12:57 PM

Zakk is a messy drinker.... he always seems to rush to make sure he doesn't miss anything we are doing while he has his head in the bowl ;D. We've accepted that he is messy and just lay a towel under the bowl to catch the biggest part of it.

**gerst001** · 08-11-2006, 01:50 PM

A bowl with a lip on the inside really helps with spillage, but does not help with the extra water attached to the dogs face and mouth!

**imported_nellies mom** · 08-11-2006, 02:54 PM

I keep a small towel next to Nellie's water bowl to wipe up spills since I have a ceramic tile floor which becomes a skating rink when wet. If I'm lucky she will dribble the last mouthful back into her bowl. Worst case is when she runs to the slider with a mouth full of water to bark at someone walking by, then I've got water everywhere. lol