Hey! Not quite sure how to explain my situation but my dog has been clawing at his water bowl and moving it so that the water spills out and he drinks it from the floor. I'm sure the explanation it pretty simple but this is a brand new thing and I don't know how to stop him from doing it.
For added context: – I have had my dog (Dexter) since I was 9 years old and I am 23 now (making him 14), so he's pretty high up there in age but still runs/jumps around, gets excited at things and loves meeting new people. – With his age, we are obviously worried about him and have taken him to the vet previously so we know he has arthritis which could be the cause(?). – He is also a Pomchi (Pomeranian x Chihuahua, plus a little Maltese) so he is a smaller dog. – I don't know if this would be relevant but we have 2 cats that we only got somewhat recently which he was immediately playful with and happy to be around, but not sure if maybe he has some internal hate towards them and sees them as mere peasants that shan't share his water bowl.
Solutions we have tried: – We have gotten heavier water bowls – Put a towel under the water bowl – Tried multiple different sized water bowls (width and height) – Got him separate water bowls
He still magically finds a way to push it around and get water on the floor.
Solutions I've been thinking about (in order): – The flowzy dog water fountain, or any water fountain ig, that's just the one I found. The main issue with this one is I'm not sure if it will be short enough for him to get to it – A none spill bowl (if it exists)
… That's it really, I just need advice on what I should do or buy for it to stop happening
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