Malamutes obsessed with water??

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Juneau

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Barked: Tue Mar 10, '09 1:55pm PST


	I have a 3 month old Malamute & she is obsessed with her water bowl. If the bowl is down & she's unsupervised she will drink till its dry. We have been monitoring her water intake (per our vet), but when the bowl is on the counter she will go & look up at the counter, sit there and wait. I have a 5 yr old retreiver & I would love to leave the bowl down all day, but with the malamute I can not. Does anyone else have this with their Malamute?

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Sherpa Tanuk- of Everest

Pumpkin King

Barked: Wed Mar 18, '09 12:48pm PST


	This seems to be a breed trait... We ended up getting one of those giant waterers because we were tired of refilling it constantly. We put a ziploc bowl in it so he can't just throw his head in and go to town. We've also taught him "enough" so he'll stop. Otherwise it's like he's completely lost in the water and would drink forever.

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Sitka (in- loving- memory)

The Sweetest- Girl

Barked: Thu May 14, '09 12:36am PST


	Sitka is our 3rd Mal and the only one that has been obsessed with water. She actually lays down and curls herself around the water bowl and drinks it dry. She thinks ice cubes are treats!

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Jaxon

My tongue is- long, my tongue- is fierce.

Barked: Tue Jun 9, '09 11:52am PST


	Mine also loves water and will sometimes splash it out of the water bowl. He plays with water hoses and in the pool and on occasion I've seen him drink it until its dry. Do you live in a dry climate (I didn't pay attention on prev. page)? Also, it's good that you're monitoring per your vet as high thirst can also mean diabetes or another ailment. I do think it's a significant breed trait, though.

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Mya

Everything is- mine !

Barked: Wed Jun 17, '09 6:10pm PST


	Mya , our Sibe / Mal mix , has a different trick . If we don't watch her she will try and "dig " in her water bowl.

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Kobuk

chainlink is no- match for me!

Barked: Mon Jun 22, '09 11:46am PST


	Kobuk was taught by our chessie to go after balls in our gravel pit. but he doesnt go out too far and he dosnt usually get his head wet. he Doesnt like the pool i got for him and our other mals loved the pool. I guess they are all different! Btw our chesise taught our chow chow to fetch balls in water too!!

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