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Hi all
I sent my breeder an email this morning but thought it worthwhile asking here for some other opinions.
We've had Bruno for 6 days now, so he'll be 9 weeks old tomorrow.
I've noticed though that he fairly loves his water bowl and it concerns me slightly.
We've begun lifting his water bowl a couple of hours before bed time and that's helped in that, last night I only had to get up once to take him outside. Quite happy with that actually!
But through the day he frequently goes to his bowl & spends a fair bit there.
I've yet to measure how much he's drinking through the day - I should've done that first, I know - but it does seem excessive. It's more than my 8 year old Lab anyway.
My concern is that when it gets warmer in the summer, he'll be even more inclined to get loads of water in him and that is obviously a chance for bloat to try it's hand!
Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can either get Bruno to regulate his water intake, or how I can manage it better.
FYI - he's on a dry dogfood. It's still being slightly soaked at the moment, but we're gradually reducing the softness of the food.
I sent my breeder an email this morning but thought it worthwhile asking here for some other opinions.
We've had Bruno for 6 days now, so he'll be 9 weeks old tomorrow.
I've noticed though that he fairly loves his water bowl and it concerns me slightly.
We've begun lifting his water bowl a couple of hours before bed time and that's helped in that, last night I only had to get up once to take him outside. Quite happy with that actually!
But through the day he frequently goes to his bowl & spends a fair bit there.
I've yet to measure how much he's drinking through the day - I should've done that first, I know - but it does seem excessive. It's more than my 8 year old Lab anyway.
My concern is that when it gets warmer in the summer, he'll be even more inclined to get loads of water in him and that is obviously a chance for bloat to try it's hand!
Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can either get Bruno to regulate his water intake, or how I can manage it better.
FYI - he's on a dry dogfood. It's still being slightly soaked at the moment, but we're gradually reducing the softness of the food.