Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Northwest Georgia
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Do you northern guys have any tricks or tips on ways to keep water buckets from freezing? I know you can buy a heating element to put down in water, but I don't have power out at the kennel.

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Pray for spring! Buy rubber buckets and a rubber hammer.
I do it about 3 times a day.

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Registered: Aug 2007
Location: iowa
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i carry a gallon of warm water and mix it with thedog food its like gravy then to her.. She cleans it all up in matter of minutes and i know shes had a good warm meal , ( sometimes more than me ) LOL I use just enough warm water to cover the dog food in the coffee can and then dump in her dish , and little extra in water bowl . WITH after a few times you'll know how much water they want. MY dog actually has put on some weight in last month and its been below zero 4 a week.

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Location: Troy, MO
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Get a heated bucket and be sure to plug into a GFCI receptacle.

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Registered: Dec 2006
Location: indiana
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I soak the food in hot water, wait about 10 min and feed them 2x a day. I will also pour warm water in their dishes 3x a day. I don't fill their water buckets to the top anymore, I got tired of big round ice cubes all around my kennel.

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rubber pans. The ice breaks out easy.

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thanks!

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Registered: Jan 2006
Location: PA
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Same here.

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Originally posted by jking
I soak the food in hot water, wait about 10 min and feed them 2x a day. I will also pour warm water in their dishes 3x a day. I don't fill their water buckets to the top anymore, I got tired of big round ice cubes all around my kennel.

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Don't blame me - I voted for McCain/Palin!


me too

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me too

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Heated water buckets> put the bucket in a milk crate wire the crate to the kennel dogs cant chew on bucket or the cord, works great..

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Make a wood box large enough to contain your water bucket, allowing space around the bucket to stuff plenty of hay or something else for insulation. Cover the box and bucket with a board leaving just large enough opening for the dog to get her nose in for a drink. Fill with lukewarm water, not hot water. Place the box and bucket out of the wind. You'll only need to water your dog twice a day with this method.

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Gee Al Gore told us the planet has a fever...lol Rubber buckets are the answer.

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Gee Al Gore told us the planet has a fever...lol Rubber buckets are the answer.

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I put plenty of water in their food every day. Almost like a soup.
Then I bring their buckets in and thaw them out every other day.

Animals are a little different than us. They can get alot of their water from their food.

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bird bath heaters get at local hard ware store plug in to gfi and cord is warped in coil wire so cant be chewed

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Heated water buckets here, only have to refill every couple days.

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Seein how you don't have power , get a cooler like you would put your lunch in fill with luke warm water , it will still freeze but will prolong the agony a little .

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PUT A CAN 0F PET, CARNATION, OR MILNOT EVAPORATED MILK TO ABOUT 5GAL. WATER. IT WILL FOAM WHEN YOU PURE IT IN AND YOUR DOGS WILL LOVE IT, I ALSO FLOAT THERE FOOD IN IT. THIS MIXTURE WILL STILL FREEZE BUT IT TAKES MUCH LONGER, THIS GIVES DOG LONGER TO GET PLENTY SO THEY DONT DEHIDERATE. ALSO THERE WONT BE ENOUGH MLIK PRODUCT TO CAUSE LOOSE STOOLS.

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i got a bag of goat milk replacer and mix 2 cups with a 5 gallon buckett of Hot water and give the dogs 2 cups feed each and fill their feed bowls the rest of the way up with the milk replacer. they love it and devour it.

when i get home from work i feed them the rest of their feed and just give them plain water and before i go to bed i water them again.

they seem to like it this way and every time i used to water them they would never drink it and it would freeze so i just add it to the water to make sure they are getting it and keeping hydrated

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top info

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this works

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It aint supposed to be like this here in GA..It sucks! I'm ready for SPRING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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