Not Drinking Water Outside

[Rainy]

Ok im at a loss as to what to with diesel he is not drinking water outside We have a large water tub outside that he hasnt drank out of for a couple months, so i started putting his inside water bowl outside in different locations whilst i wasnt home and he still wont drink out of it, it hasnt been a problem untill now, but its getting hotter now and im spending more time out due to school hloidays etc, he has a dog door into the laundry but no access to the rest of the hose so im going to try putting his water in there and start feeding him in there so hopefully he will drink aswell but can you recomend any thing else to do im just worried he will dehydrate while im out one day

thanks in advance

[poodlefan]

How often do you clean and replace the water in the tub?

[persephone]

He won't dehydrate

Put water in a couple of different containers- in a few different places- but, of course,all in shade....

he probably finds the inside water cooler- so waits until he can drink there...

if you are going out- put ice in a bucket bowl- and that will be cool as it melts...

Don't know- never had a dog who wouldn't drink outside.

Some don't need to drink many times a day- often ours will only drink twice..sometimes more, if they are racing around, of course...

Edited January 5, 2010 by persephone

[Rainy]

thanks guys i change the water atleast 1 per day but most of the time 2 or 3 times a day i add ice on hot days and move the bowls around to differnt shady areas and still nothing it is compleatly bizzare

ETA, i did leave one bowl for 48 hrs once to see if he didnt like fresh water but he didnt drink that either ( i had fresh water out at the same time)

Edited January 5, 2010 by SBT303

[poodlefan]

How do you know he's not drinking?

[Rainy]

there is no change in water levels ( i have even marked the container and bowl to check this ) and when i get home ill go outside get the bowl and put it back in the kitchen and he will run straight to it and drink half the bowl ( i dont let him i try and slow him down ) im just at a loss i have tried every thing i can think of

[TangerineDream]

Interestingly, Tango does exactly the same thing - he has a clamshell full of water that he stands in when he's hot, and a large bucket full of fresh clean water...but he waits till I get home and the first thing he will do after he's greeted me is to go and have a drink from the bucket in the bathroom...but if I put that outside, he won't drink from it either...will be interested to see what the solution might be.

[Erny]

It could be that he's a bit stressy when you're away.

It might be that he is drinking, but perhaps only smaller amounts.

My boy often has a good long drink of water when I've been out and return - obviously especially on warmer days. In some of the worst heat, when I've had to be away and him outside, I am certain that he would lap up some water from time to time if he needed it. I suspect you might find that's the same for Diesel.

To put your mind at rest, pick a warm day and set up a bit of a web-cam exercise from where you can see Diesel approach his water bowl.

[luckypup]

my dog is exactly the same! he wont drink a single bit of water while he is outside and we're away from the house...he has 3 bowls around outside of fresh water, even 1 by the gate where he lies waiting for us to come home!

then he just comes inside and drinks a heap of water!

i guess its just a stress related thing! not really much more you/i can do...as long as they have shade, they wont get that dehydrated you wouldnt think...