Splash Play

Why does my dog play in her water bowl?

I got my Bichon Bella a little over a month ago. As soon as we got her she started playing in her water bowl then drinking it off the floor. She puts her paws in the water and started splashing it on the floor. I tried switching bowls but she still does it. What can I do, it’s a mess!
I do give her a pool to play in, but she like her bowl better.

a lot of dogs enjoy the texture of water. it cools them off in the summer months and it’s like a toy for them. i used to have a black lab who would drink out of a ten gallon bucket and would step in with his front paws, after a while of watching him do this my cocker spaniel fancy would try to mimmick him. it is always good to have a rubber place mat under the food and water source. this will keep it a bit cleaner, but she will still track the water throughout the house. there is nothing you can really do to stop this habit, though bichons are not water dogs all dogs come with habits and personality traits just like humans.

look at it this way, at least it’s water she is tracking around and not red wine on your carpet. =0) she may not do this as the weather gets cooler.

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