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Jasmine was picky about her water. We changed it often. This was understandable. Her drinking habits were such that her water would get grungy after one drink. A combination of dirty ears and dog drool.
What we did not realize was this covered up the fact that Rose is even picker. If either of her water dishes – yes, she has two – has so much as a dust mote floating on the surface, the water is contaminated beyond endurance. We can only fill the dish partway, otherwise we end up dumping most of it out.
I’m all for clean water, but this is a dog who will drink out of puddles in the pasture.
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Katherine
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Dogs can be funny like that. Eowyn gets in moods where she’ll only accept a treat from my left hand.
Rose is as bad or worse than Rodney. Are you, perhaps, spoiling them?
Naaa.
Joan
I guess I’m spoiled. My dogs will eat and drink ANYTHING. There can be an entire lawn floating in their bowl and they will have at it with delight. They are also consummate grass and dirt eaters to the point where most of their time out is spent trying to steal a mouthful right in front of me. Sometimes I give up and just pretend I didn’t see them.
They do keep us amused, entertained, occupied, don’t they?