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#150743 - 08/04/2007 04:16 PM |
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OK, so Blitz has decided that all buckets must die. Stainless buckets, plastic buckets, 2 gallon, 5 gallon, you name it. He has broken multiple brass snaps removing them from my fence. He has smashed them while riding with a bucket in a crate. He takes great pride in smashing and carrying things.
Aside from digging a pond for them to have for water, I am at a loss. Bowls are one of Tasha's favorite toys, so those aren't really ideal either. They will leave a 2 gallon bucket in my house that I use for water alone, but outside it is a toy. What is different about that I don't know.
Anyone come up with an idea for this? or had an equally obsessive dog? I am thinking if I could build some sort of stand or container so he couldn't remove the bucket it he might give up. I am not so sure though. I'd really like to be able to have some source of water outside for them even though they are only in the yard for a couple hours a day max.
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#150748 - 08/04/2007 04:49 PM |
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My Ambull does the same thing if he is ever left alone in the yard. Buckets are the most glorious things on earth. I have worked him through a lot of it, but once in a while he still attempts to eat his bucket and toss it like a ragdoll.
I have found a decent solution. I use a heavy duty double layer nylon tandem coupler, and a 4'x4"x4" with the 4x4 being about 2 feet down. I use horse buckets. Rubber horse buckets you can get at most farm supply stores, examples being the DuraFlex or Fortex brands. I fill the bucket, put the flat side to the post, one side of the tandem coupler on the metal handle, around the post, and then clipped back onto the handle. It has worked quite well, it has been chewed on by a dog that destroyed a Kong in 10 minutes and still holds water. The tandem peice should keep the bucket very snug and with the flat back should help prevent tipping over.
Just what has worked for me, I look forward to seeing other suggestions too 
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#150751 - 08/04/2007 04:56 PM |
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My Lab kills all buckets as well. I have metal buckets and also the heavy rubber buckets that we use for the horses.....mine are clipped to the fence in the exercise yards and his kennel and then I have those decorative concrete curved blocks around it, all the way to the top of the bucket.
I unclip and the bucket lifts right out and he cannot get the bucket out.
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#150771 - 08/04/2007 08:10 PM |
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Deanna, Sounds like Blitz is still running true to form....LOL
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#150788 - 08/05/2007 12:35 AM |
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Bolt 2 15 inch tires together and fill the tire with rocks or gravel a heavy "Farmtough" "Fortex" or "Fortiflex" horse bucket will fit right inside- you can bolt a couple of eyebolts on the top of the tire and snap the bucket handle to them to they can't drag it out of the tires - if you think they will bust a brass snap use a bull snap. If the gravel doesn't make it heavy enough and they can still drag it around - fill the inside of the tire with cement and it should'nt move anywhere. I have a couple of bucket killers and this has pretty much foiled them so far.
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#150789 - 08/05/2007 01:09 AM |
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Does anyone here have experience with valve or nipple-type waterers that screw over a faucet? They are sort of like a rabbit bottle without the bottle part.
I used to volunteer for a large kennel that used these and they seemed to work well, though I never payed much attention. I suppose if they got clogged (I have no idea if this actually happens) they might leak all over the place and cause a huge mess on dirt. I also read somewhere that if the faucet is in the sun either the valve or the water can get very hot. However, you don't have to worry about scrubbing buckets or anything tipping over.
I have seen at least one brand, "Lixit Automatic Dog Waterers", for sale at my local feed store for under ten dollars.
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#150796 - 08/05/2007 05:13 AM |
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Some good ideas. I like the cement block one the best so far.
Airplane tires are the dogs #1 toy. My neighbor is terrified of the dogs because Blitz is out there "practicing killing" with those tires.
I have joked about getting a mannequin for him to use instead.
I have seen the nipple-type waterers, but I only have one outdoor faucet here and it is not in the back yard.
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#150804 - 08/05/2007 09:54 AM |
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We use a cement bird bath top set on a cement block. It is very shallow but holds enough water for Nickie throughout the day. (You can see a picture of the setup in my photobucket pictures below on page 2). This is kept on the patio in the shade and the water stays very cool. Roxie prefers to drink out of a regular metal dog dish inside the house.
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#150809 - 08/05/2007 12:43 PM |
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http://www.lixit.com/
They make the product that screws onto a hose or valve.
I was going to suggest that the other day. We have used them since I was a kid. But if you have a destructive doggie you just gave them an UNLIMITED watter supply. It is best if the water has a drain near by.
Here is a photo of the product
http://www.gundogsupply.com/-l100-.html
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#151100 - 08/07/2007 05:18 PM |
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When most of the pig raising was on a family farm, there were cement "pig feed/water pans" that one could buy at the farmer supply stores. Most of the farmers used them for dog pans also. Being made out of cement, the dog/pigs could NOT tear them up. While a very determined large hog (800 lbs or over) could turn them over, I never saw a dog able to do it. Clean out was done with a water hose and a brush.
I have been off the farm for a while, but I believe one would still be able to acquire one.
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