Bowl Tipping

[Ollieboy]

I can't figure out a way to get my 7month to stop tipping his bowl.
I bought a large weighted one, but he manages to tip it anyway. Any suggestions?

[Judi W]

C clamps? Is he dumping the food and then eating it off the floor? Does he clean it up well? Then no problem

When you see him starting to tip the bowl, tell him to knock it off. Don't hover over him, you can hear/look from across the room and just give him a verbal correction.

[TUindecisive]

Do you have a bowl with a wide bottom? That might help some. Is your dog tipping the water bowl or food? Bailey doesn't eat from his bowl, he dumps it in the floor and eats laying on his stomach. He only tips his water bowl when it's empty and he's very thirsty.

If it's a problem you really need to correct, you could get a raised platform that the bowls sit in, and perhaps pup would leave it alone then.

[Ollieboy]

He's dumping his water bowl. It's large and wide bottom. He'll find a way to drag it and then completely flip it over. what are c clamps?

[Sargeant_C]

Skittles did this too. Of course my kitchen floor got a good washing daily. I just had to keep telling her to KNOCK IT OFF and finally she learned. There are different water bottles that you can use or bowls for that matter too. A c clamp is a clamp that is the shape of a C somewhat and you can clamp it down to something.

[JeanT]

Reference to C clamps may have been a bit of spontaneous frivolity... A C clamp actually looks more like a "U" and has a manual turn screw to tighten the ends of the clamp together to hold two objects between the ends together. The bowl to a table for example, though I can't imagine how big the C clamp would have to be! And it would have to be at the edge of the table, and... well, perhaps it is an impractical suggestion.

A raised stand in which the bowl sits with edge flush to the surface would probably work. Though your dog may just take the entire stand and tip it. I think it's an age thing that's fun to do for a while. Mine did eventually stop.

[moondog]

I have a stainless steel bowl that no dog has conquered..... Not sure how visual you are, but if you can imagine cutting the bowl in half, this is what a cross section of it looks like:

_/\__/\_

It has rubber facing around that rim on the bottom and it really sticks to a hard surface floor...dogs can't grab hold of it because their teeth slide right off the "/\" edge and it doesn't slide easily at all.....and it's really hard (if not impossible) to tip.

[VANCOUVERISLANDROT]

After one too many kitchen floor floodings, we bought Oscar a double stainless steel bowl set that actually sits inside another metal surround that has a rubber non-slip bottom. Works great and no more food or water all over the place. Was pretty pricey...like $60 I think but worth it imo.

Julie

[Judi W]

Jean gets the prize!

I did have a puppy bitch that thought this a great game. I had a potter friend make the biggest heaviest crockery bowl. Problem solved.

[debbiej]

I got those bowls with the rubber ring around the bottom. not for water but for food. for some reason, Hilda just could not leave the rubber ring alone. she would paw the bowl until it flipped and pull and pull at the ring until she got it off. finally I just threw the rings away. now those bowls are Boris' favorite hocky puck.

for water, I use one of those crockpot liners that come out. the crockpot quit, and the liner is deep and heavy and they don't mess with it. Hilda does still put her whole muzzle almost up to her eyes in to drink though.

[DENNISH]

I think that I read somewhere that our dogs could get bloated (as if they didn't have enough trouble with flatulence!!) if they eat from a raised platform. Perhaps someone else knows more about this delicate subject.

[scooterjohansen]

To prevent the bowl form being tipped, cut 4 pieces of wood and make a frame so it looks like a square. Fit the bowl into the square and problem solved.

[Ollieboy]

what would keep the wooden square stationary?

[scooterjohansen]

try 4x2 size hardwood. You could even add ply to the bottom of it. The secret is to make the square snuggly fit the bowl so there is no movement. If the floor is hardwood or tile use a rubber mat. That bowl aint going nowhere after that.

[scooterjohansen]

We are lucky. We have a water fountain that has a pump. Its way to heavy to even move so we keep topping it up every day and that works well. Somebody mentioned here a really large bowl made from a potter. That would be good too but if it is too heavy to lift into a sink then that could be something to consider. otherwise all arounf the place we use stainless steel mixing bowls, the large ones. Fortunatley no spills but easy to pick up and clean etc. And if we get desperate for a quick stirfry bowl we can always find one somewhere.