https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:54:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/keeping-baby-away-from-dogs-water-bowl#post-1878493 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 08:12:02 +0000 Banana330 1878493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Vegmama: this!<br /> <a href="http://www.bhg.com/kitchen/storage/organization/new-kitchen-storage-ideas/#page=8" rel="nofollow">http://www.bhg.com/kitchen/storage/organization/new-kitchen-storage-ideas/#page=8</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/keeping-baby-away-from-dogs-water-bowl#post-1878476 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 08:02:04 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1878476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you have a basement? Our dog's water and food was kept in the basement along with his crate. We lived in a split level, so the baby gate was open or closed depending where my brother was at the time. For the most part our dog still had the run of the house without much assistance from a human opening a gate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/keeping-baby-away-from-dogs-water-bowl#post-1878459 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 07:52:27 +0000 JennyG 1878459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At first I kept putting the water and food up high or outside with the dog, but then I decided that LO was going to have to learn not to touch certain things. It took a little while, but now he rarely gets into it. Every so often he takes a dog water bath. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/keeping-baby-away-from-dogs-water-bowl#post-1878447 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 07:42:44 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1878447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha we are working on this too. I have to keep our cats bowls in a closet. I crack the door so he can get in and out, but if lo gets interested i can shut the door while i distract him woth something else. </p> <p>Yesterday i wasnt quick enough, and this happened ;) </p> [attach=3751/14/ncidza.398x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/keeping-baby-away-from-dogs-water-bowl#post-1878427 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 07:11:52 +0000 Foodnerd81 1878427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm really surprised but she actually learned not to go into the bowls. I just kept saying no and redirecting and saying no, repeat. She would go over to that corner and look at me and smile but not touch anything in the bowls. I was shocked. But if a piece of food falls out of the bowl to the floor she thinks it's fair game and I've pulled those out of her mouth. Ew. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/keeping-baby-away-from-dogs-water-bowl#post-1878367 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 05:16:42 +0000 Mrs.Panda 1878367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about a water dispenser? Something like this until baby gets tired of the water bowl. We have one for my dog and he's a lazy ass so he literally will lay in his crate and lick his bottle. </p> [attach=4435/14/nci77u.425x550.unnamed.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/keeping-baby-away-from-dogs-water-bowl#post-1878361 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 03:54:44 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1878361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We put it in the bathroom. It's out of sight so baby didn't bother it and we were already watching her to make sure she didn't go in the bathroom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/keeping-baby-away-from-dogs-water-bowl#post-1878359 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 03:41:53 +0000 Bubbles 1878359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like I spend the whole day putting the cats bowls up and down from the counter! DS makes a beeline for it straight away if he sees I've forgotten. Luckily the cat ensures there is never any food in the bowl, so it's just water getting thrown around the kitchen! Hoping at some point it will sink in that he's not allowed to play with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/keeping-baby-away-from-dogs-water-bowl#post-1878304 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 23:30:33 +0000 youboots 1878304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe keep it in their kennel so it's hidden from her a little. I mean Cage ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/keeping-baby-away-from-dogs-water-bowl#post-1878303 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 23:23:11 +0000 Emsmems 1878303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Vegmama: we ended up just putting it up when DS went for it. He is fast and persistent (and the water is SO MUCH FUN! Haha). We have another water bowl outside and I've noticed our dog will go out just to drink water. It works. The food is up if DS is around. And at nap and bed time we put the food down so she can eat. DS tried to eat the dog food once, and he almost choked, so that was super scary and we don't take a chance anymore! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/keeping-baby-away-from-dogs-water-bowl#post-1878053 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:59:30 +0000 78h2o 1878053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a small dog, so we put the gate a few inches off the floor so that the dog could get under but not the baby. Only problem was that it was hard for us to get over it. Now we've switched to using a hamster-like water bottle. It's lashed to a gate and the baby leaves it alone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/keeping-baby-away-from-dogs-water-bowl#post-1878026 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:44:53 +0000 JerricaBenton 1878026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We ended up moving the water and food over by the back door, so we could position a baby gate up to the couch. Poor doggy has to hop over the couch to get to his stuff, but it was a necessity for me. It was a constant battle to keep her out of his stuff and then I had to wash her hands every time and I felt like I had to wash his bowls. I couldn't take it anymore lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/keeping-baby-away-from-dogs-water-bowl#post-1877431 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 14:23:31 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 1877431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a doggie door, so we put the water outside when we are going to have LO in the kitchen/living room area. If we don't do that, we just try to be super vigilant. Also, we need to swap out her bowls for metal ones because the current ones are ceramic and will surely get broken. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/keeping-baby-away-from-dogs-water-bowl#post-1877426 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 14:21:32 +0000 Vegmama 1877426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ha! About baby eating the dog food. We are vegan, and the dogs are not, so it's something I'm really cautious about. And of course, we watch her all the time ... She's just so fast, and I feel bad for always saying no and redirecting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/keeping-baby-away-from-dogs-water-bowl#post-1877423 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 14:19:57 +0000 Mamaof2 1877423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never moved the food or water - just kept telling the kids "no" and it eventually sunk it.</p> <p>And yes, they ate their fair share of dog food and played in the water bowls numerous time :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/keeping-baby-away-from-dogs-water-bowl#post-1877420 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 14:18:45 +0000 mamimami 1877420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me it's mostly involved vigilance and scolding! They catch on after awhile! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/keeping-baby-away-from-dogs-water-bowl#post-1877418 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 14:17:20 +0000 Vegmama 1877418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our dog's water is in the kitchen, and suddenly our baby is very interested. We're in a craftsman, which thankfully means a pretty closed floor plan with the ability to put up baby gates. BUT, we don't want to keep the dogs in the kitchen, and I don't want to block them from their water. Please tell me I'm missing an obvious solution here!! </p>