Tipping over her bowls

Hi there, My girl used to do the exact same thing when she was a puppy, and she still does it every now and then—though very rarely—when it's nearly empty. She then paddles in it or lies right in the puddle; I reckon it's a way for her to cool down as well. I went for a travel bowl I found on Amazon; it has a sort of floating lid on top that the dog has to nudge down slightly with their snout to make the water come up (there are holes in the disk to let the water through). She can't knock the bowl over anymore (even if she tries, the base stays put!), and it’s great for dogs that gulp their water as it stops them making such a mess everywhere. We're in the dry season here, so the heat isn't an issue at the moment, and she's stopped knocking her water bowl over for now.

Well, there you go—you really should opt for a raised stand. It’s got everything you need to keep the bowls in place and stops the dog from making a right mess everywhere. Plus, it’s brilliant because it saves them from having to stoop down and hurting themselves. :) @Zanaya, I’ve ordered one from a pet shop, but it won’t be in stock until September (I’m in Congo, which is why some accessories are quite hard to come by). Mind you, looking at the photo, I’d be surprised if she doesn’t manage to knock it over eventually. She’s a very playful Malinois and isn't scared of anything!

Hi, Mine used to do the exact same thing as a puppy, and she still does it every now and then – though only very rarely when it’s nearly empty. Then she paddles in it or lies down in the puddle; I think it’s just a way of cooling herself down. I ended up getting a travel bowl from Amazon. It’s got a sort of floating lid on top that the dog has to push down slightly with their snout to make the water come up (there are holes in the disk to let the water through). She can’t tip the bowl over anymore (even if she tries, the base stays put!), and it’s also great for dogs that gulp their water, as it stops them from making such a mess everywhere.

Well, there we go, you should definitely go for a raised feeder as it has everything to keep the bowls secure and stops the dog from making a right mess everywhere. Plus, it's brilliant because it stops the dog from having to stoop down and hurting themselves :)

Hi, My girl has been behaving quite strangely these last few days. After her evening meal, she knocks over her water bowl even though there’s still water in it, and then she starts playing with it (during the night). What’s annoying is that she tips it over once the whole house is already asleep, so there’s no way to get up and refill it for her. Another thing: in the morning before I head off to work, I leave her water bowl out; after she’s had a good long drink, she knocks it over again. I’ve decided to punish her by leaving the bowl empty, while telling my sister not to give her any more water until a bit later. She isn't thirsty or lacking water, but it’s the fact she’s tipping the bowl that I find odd, and it's a new habit. She gets walked regularly, and her jabs and worming treatments are all up to date. Has this happened to anyone else here? --- Your dog has a bit of a cat-like side, I think! Cats are masters of interacting with their environment and making "discoveries". "I’ll push this ornament; when it falls, it makes a noise. Oh? Here’s another one, let’s see what happens with this one." In my house, it was the cat who started tipping the water bowl when I decided one day to serve their water in a soup bowl. The base was much narrower than the rim, so the "bowl" was unstable. The cat discovered that this instability meant the bowl could be knocked over! As for my dog, she discovered the law of gravity a few months ago. "If instead of bringing the ball back to my owner when he throws it down a slope, I just drop it right in the middle of the hill, it starts rolling again without my human having to do anything—while he’s left hanging around at the top bored stiff while I have fun watching the ball move on its own." Punishing her might only work if you catch the dog in the act. And the best punishment in that case would just be to raise your voice slightly the moment she’s about to tip it. If raising your voice stops her from going through with it, then that simple correction is working. Punishing her the next morning, though... oof... there's no way she’ll understand, in my opinion.

That’s interesting, she’s got that type of bowl but without the raised stand.