Dog will NOT drink out of plastic bucket - glass or toilet bowl ok! (lab, allergy)
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I have a 5 year old Lab mix who I adopted at age 4. He will not drink water out of two large plastic buckets I have for both my dogs. (My other Lab mix regularly drinks out of these).
He has NEVER had a drink out of those plastic buckets (no matter how fresh the water), but will drink out of the toilet bowl or out of a smaller glass bowl. Also he will drink stagnant rain water off a tarp on the ground in the back yard - has nasty green stuff growing in it, etc.
Perhaps the plastic is keeping the dog away? Or prior training from the past owner? Or maybe because the other dog, who was here before I adopted him, drinks out of those ("her" bowls)?
Anyone know why the dog will not drink out of them?
My father had a dog that had a mild plastic allergy. If she drank out of a plastic bucket too much, she would get a raw spot on her nose. Dad started using metal buckets.
Update: I found a large 20 quart metal pot (aluminum). And both dogs are drinking out of that. So I guess it was the smell of the plastic as suggested above! Thanks.
FYI - I live alone and want large containers of water should I be in a car accident or whatever. Then the dogs will have plenty of water until someone can go to my house and take care of them.
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