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Why is my english bulldog afraid of his water bowl??
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He may not be used to it.
I would just use regular water dish, You just ahve to re- fill it more often, But it’s better then having your dog d-hydrate.
My sisters golden retreiver was afraid of his water dish, untill we figured out his collar would hit the side of the metal dish making a “clangy” noise. Collar off he will drink:) Easy fix
He just does not know what it is. He just needs to get use to it.
your dog may not be used to the bowl yet. Try removing the tank and filling the bowl up until he takes a drink. Then once he takes a drink place an EMPTY take on the bowl and let him get used to that, then when he drinks with the tank on the bowl fill the tank up and see if he still barks at it. If he does talk to your dog in reassuring tones and tell him that it is okay to drink from the bowl. Then show your dog it is okay to get near the bowl by putting your fingers in the bowl. If he drinks out of the bowl praise him and give him a treat. Most likely he is just scared of it.
Sit on the floor with him. Scoop up some water in your hand, then give it to him and tell him it is OK. Each time get closer and closer to the water in the bowl with your hand. Repeat and then repeat again until he gets used to the ‘burping’. Have a regular bowl of water next to it also for awhile. He will get used to it, just takes time, practice and patience.
This is normal. My puppy wasn’t afraid in the beginning but then later he thought it was some kind of toy and would play with it and topple it over spilling water all over. To avoid that, if you’re around when he does that, pacify him by saying, “its ok” or whatever command/tactic you use to pacify him when he is afraid of things. In my case, I would say “Leave it” (again, use whatever command you’ve taught him to refrain from doing certain things) in a sharp tone everytime he tried to play with it and he eventually got over it. Alternatively use a bigger water bowl with no bubble mechanism but that can contain more water.
We used to have one of those too. Our dog freaked out when he was drinking then the water went “Blub blub blub”. We had to get rid of it and just use a regular bowl.