UKC Forums - Splashing water out of bucket problem

Show all 21 posts from this thread on one page

UKC Forums (http://forums.ukcdogs.com/index.php)
- UKC Coonhounds (http://forums.ukcdogs.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=4)
-- Splashing water out of bucket problem (http://forums.ukcdogs.com/showthread.php?threadid=928427830)

Posted by Slowpoke 2012 on 08-31-2015 05:00 AM:

Splashing water out of bucket problem

I got a young female here at the house that empties her water bucket almost every day. She sticks her front paws in there like she's digging a hole and splashes all the water out. I've tried putting a lid with a hole cut in it on the bucket but she chewed it off and I tried only keeping it 1/4 full. Doesn't matter she will still splash the water out. A few whoopings slowed her down, but hasn't stopped it. She acts like she playing (9mo). I've even put bones and some chew toys in her kennel to give her something to do.

Any ideas????????

__________________
Bawl, Chop, Bang, Thump.

PR. Missouri Hi-Dollar Slowpoke HTX

PR. Missouri Nite Hunt Hitman - R.I.P
08-08-2013 - 07-15-2015
Starved to death by a S.O.B named Austin Tibbits.

American Black and Tan Coon Hounds
----------------------------------------------------------

Nt.Ch. "PR." Wildside's BugEyed Betty (W)

Matthew Fann
816-565-1660

Posted by MIKE CARDER on 08-31-2015 05:05 AM:

Bored

Sounds like she is bored. I have one when I don't hunt him he will play in it and dump every time until I take him. Then the next day he is fine. Lol

__________________
Iraq Vet, 03-05, 05-07, 09-10

Phone number 270-820-5560

Posted by dawgg03 on 08-31-2015 05:18 AM:

Re: Bored

quote:
Originally posted by MIKE CARDER
Sounds like she is bored. I have one when I don't hunt him he will play in it and dump every time until I take him. Then the next day he is fine. Lol

👍

__________________
Mike McKinney

I use Sunfire lights

Posted by Joes reticks on 08-31-2015 05:56 AM:

cattle tub

Find someone that has cattle and uses protein tubs get one there emtys get one of the smaller 100-125 plus pound tubs when empty they weigh about 5-10 lbs and hold 15 + galon water fill that up she won't empty that in day lol and she can chew on it wade in it and it should take her years to mess it up so it won't hold water I have used one for 6 yrs know it don't look as Perty as it once did but still holds same amount water and eysey to clean ... ... I had one that woud tip my bucket over even of I tied it to fence put this tub when full in there holds 15 -18 gal water and she can't tip it over and has sence quit trying it on smaller buckets when at hunting camp .. Yours will probly grow out of it to

__________________
Melson's Big Game kennels. home to some decent English dogs ,one leopard and 2 red dogs who are nice dogs to . We hunt bear and coon also a few bobcats and a few grey fox . I am not color blind.

Great hound hunters of the past quotes I like and live buy .
"Its not the legnth off the ears it whats betwen the ears "- lester Nance
" "If you did not see it in the tree it did not happen" -Herb kennedy
" I live to hunt and I hunt to live " - Henry McIntyre

Posted by Joes reticks on 08-31-2015 06:01 AM:

also

Beef bones buy beef bones from local butcher freeze um they have meat and good protine on um but not point hang chain on um and hang it to front her pen she should play whith that for wile then few days hang another.. She my even play whith chain there on but that's OK ..

Posted by dchartt on 08-31-2015 12:20 PM:

Whoopin a pup for playing in their water?!

I have an idea keep filling it up or buy a lixit dog waterer

__________________
Bryan Link
814-691-5732

Posted by buck brush on 08-31-2015 01:44 PM:

Re: Splashing water out of bucket problem

quote:
Originally posted by Slowpoke 2012
I got a young female here at the house that empties her water bucket almost every day. She sticks her front paws in there like she's digging a hole and splashes all the water out. I've tried putting a lid with a hole cut in it on the bucket but she chewed it off and I tried only keeping it 1/4 full. Doesn't matter she will still splash the water out. A few whoopings slowed her down, but hasn't stopped it. She acts like she playing (9mo). I've even put bones and some chew toys in her kennel to give her something to do.

Any ideas????????

being where you are from sounds like to me she is cooling her self off my Oz dog does the same thing when it gets real hot, all I do is snap it to the side of his kennel and fill it a couple times a day.

__________________
Skip Hartline
219-325-0914- H
CELL 219-898-5725

gone but will never be forgotten

PR Van Dusen's Hanna o/h
NTCH PR Buck Brush Little Maggie o/h
NTCH PR Buck Brush Little Mickey o/h
PR Buck Brush Copper o/h
D NTCH PR Crooked Oak Boss o/h
D NtCH PR Alford's Alibi h
NTCH PR Alford's Hatchet h
NT CH PR Mill's Dotty h

Posted by creekchub on 08-31-2015 01:54 PM:

Hot

Had one that did the same thing. Vet said she was hot , trying to cool off. Installed fans in my kennel, she was fine after that. While the other dogs laid around in hot weather this one was always busy. If I stood on hot concrete all day a might want to splash around in some cool water myself.

Posted by chip johnson on 08-31-2015 03:05 PM:

i have a 2 year old female that would dump her water pan,then she would pounce on it with her front feet, barking and push it all over her kennel. I wired it to the side of the kennel and she would just rip it loose. I got a big rubbermaid bucket and wired that to the kennel, she will chew on it, dump it, but she is not barking at it and pounceing on it anymore.lol it didnt matter what time of year it was and she always has toys or bones to chew. I guesss every dog has its own issues just like people.

Posted by Slowpoke 2012 on 09-01-2015 01:03 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by dchartt
Whoopin a pup for playing in their water?!

I have an idea keep filling it up or buy a lixit dog waterer

I didn't just go to town on her. I should have said scolded her because she ain't the kind that can take a whooping. And it was when I had just put water in and was standing there. As soon as I got done filling her bucket she went right over and started splashing it out. You bet I got onto her. And anyone that knows me well, knows my hounds get the best food, the best living conditions and a ton of attention. They are treated better than most hunting dogs I've seen. Our hounds are pets and family at this house.

Posted by Slowpoke 2012 on 09-01-2015 01:08 AM:

Re: Hot

quote:
Originally posted by creekchub
Had one that did the same thing. Vet said she was hot , trying to cool off. Installed fans in my kennel, she was fine after that. While the other dogs laid around in hot weather this one was always busy. If I stood on hot concrete all day a might want to splash around in some cool water myself.

That's what I thought too. She was just hot or playing so I bought her a small plastic kiddy pool. She plays and lays around in it, but still continues to splash the water out of her bucket. She doesn't intentionally splash water out of the pool or chew on it much though. I even tried switch buckets and that didn't help.

Posted by Slowpoke 2012 on 09-01-2015 01:11 AM:

Re: Bored

quote:
Originally posted by MIKE CARDER
Sounds like she is bored. I have one when I don't hunt him he will play in it and dump every time until I take him. Then the next day he is fine. Lol

She has toys and bones in there. Just hates that water bucket for some reason. Dangest thing I've ever seen.

Posted by dchartt on 09-01-2015 01:12 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Slowpoke 2012
I didn't just go to town on her. I should have said scolded her because she ain't the kind that can take a whooping. And it was when I had just put water in and was standing there. As soon as I got done filling her bucket she went right over and started splashing it out. You bet I got onto her. And anyone that knows me well, knows my hounds get the best food, the best living conditions and a ton of attention. They are treated better than most hunting dogs I've seen. Our hounds are pets and family at this house.

Haha ida done the same i just misread it wrong and thought u went to town on her

__________________
Bryan Link
814-691-5732

Posted by Slowpoke 2012 on 09-01-2015 01:49 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by dchartt
Haha ida done the same i just misread it wrong and thought u went to town on her

It's all good. Most of the time my mind writes it out better than these fingers can type it. Lol

Posted by hillbilly56 on 09-01-2015 02:32 AM:

i have a cur that has done this sense she was 5 mons old what i did was brought a plastic feed bucket from the barn and put a snap on the handle and fasten it to the wire on her pen that took care of the problem if ya don't fasten it within 5 mins she will have it dumped

Posted by hillbilly56 on 09-01-2015 02:32 AM:

Posted by Outback1 on 09-01-2015 02:26 PM:

Put the bucket in a milk crate zip tied to the kennel, that will take care of your problem, it has worked only labs and hounds

Posted by shawnstovall on 09-01-2015 06:47 PM:

matt raise it up to were she can only get a drink out of it.

__________________
shawn stovall
wyandotte, ok
shawnstovall2001@yahoo.com
918-961-2434
Home to:
Pr S&J's Shack's Backwoods Patches (walker)
'PR' Stovall's Black Knight Wild Willy
Past Home to:
dual grand stovall's black knight george (gone but not forgotten)
pr D&S' black little luke (1st and 3rd place wins) (davis black luke x paynes black june) gone but not forgotten
Dual Grand Davis' black hutch (gone but not forgotten)

Posted by John Gossett on 09-02-2015 01:14 PM:

Re: Splashing water out of bucket problem

quote:
Originally posted by Slowpoke 2012
I got a young female here at the house that empties her water bucket almost every day. She sticks her front paws in there like she's digging a hole and splashes all the water out. I've tried putting a lid with a hole cut in it on the bucket but she chewed it off and I tried only keeping it 1/4 full. Doesn't matter she will still splash the water out. A few whoopings slowed her down, but hasn't stopped it. She acts like she playing (9mo). I've even put bones and some chew toys in her kennel to give her something to do.

Any ideas????????

I have a golden retriever that does the same thing. She is trying to splash water on herself to cool herself off. It can be aggravating, but really smart on the dogs part. Buy a bigger tub, I have a 40 cattle waterer that I put 10 gallons in and our golden loves it!!

__________________
John Gossett
Pine Ridge Kennel
PKC Silver Ch, NtCh Gossett's Tuck 1994 Indiana State Leader, 2nd Place National Pup Race, Top 8 PKC World
PKC Ch, GrNtCh Pine Ridge Emma Top 25 PKC Futrity/Top 100 PKC All Time Reproducing female
PKC Silver Ch, GrNtCh Pine Ridge Emma II
PKC Platinum, GrNtCh Pine Ridge Chic 2002 Senior Super Stakes Champion/Top 100 PKC All Time Reproducing female
PKC Ch, GrNtCh Pine Ridge Tuff
PKC Silver Ch, GrNtCh Pine Ridge Whiskie
PKC Silver Ch, GrNtCh Pine Ridge Spree
NtCh Pine Ridge Queen
PKC Ch, NtCh Pine Ridge Chico
PKC Ch Pine Ridge Loner 2015 Spring Freshman Super Stakes Champion
NtCh Pine Ridge Zella

Posted by John Gossett on 09-02-2015 01:14 PM:

Re: Splashing water out of bucket problem

quote:
Originally posted by Slowpoke 2012
I got a young female here at the house that empties her water bucket almost every day. She sticks her front paws in there like she's digging a hole and splashes all the water out. I've tried putting a lid with a hole cut in it on the bucket but she chewed it off and I tried only keeping it 1/4 full. Doesn't matter she will still splash the water out. A few whoopings slowed her down, but hasn't stopped it. She acts like she playing (9mo). I've even put bones and some chew toys in her kennel to give her something to do.

Any ideas????????

Posted by Slowpoke 2012 on 09-02-2015 03:48 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by shawnstovall
matt raise it up to were she can only get a drink out of it.

I don't know why I hadn't thought of that. That's a great idea, I feel dumb now. Lol. Thanks Shawn

All times are GMT. The time now is 04:59 AM.

Show all 21 posts from this thread on one page