https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:58:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-are-babies-fascinated-by-the-pet-bowlsfood#post-572255 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:13:44 +0000 lovehoneybee 572255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha we have a Drinkwell water fountain water bowl for our cats, and if I turn my back for a minute DS will do the worm across the living room until he can reach it, pull the thing towards him and then stick his hands into the fountain part. He hasn't been allowed anywhere near the cat food yet because I know he will try to eat it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-are-babies-fascinated-by-the-pet-bowlsfood#post-572215 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:49:31 +0000 Foodnerd81 572215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sister's son loves the dog bowls, and the dogs in general. They would pick up the food bowl right away, but try to leave the water for him and my nephew loved to go splash in it. Now he pretends to actually be a dog-- he holds the leash to his neck and crawls on all fours, if the dogs are standing behind a gate (like, locked out of the kitchen while they eat) he will go over and get on his hands and knees on their side of the gate... he wants to actually be a dog. He's two, I don't know when he will grow out of it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-are-babies-fascinated-by-the-pet-bowlsfood#post-572001 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:34:19 +0000 Cherrybee 572001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: Hahahaha!!! I love the image of your cat looking on "in horror". Like the cat was thinking "Urgh! I licked that". Lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-are-babies-fascinated-by-the-pet-bowlsfood#post-571981 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:27:18 +0000 PurpleUnicorn 571981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>lol i didn't know they did, i guess i will i have to keep an eye on the cat food when L starts moving around! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-are-babies-fascinated-by-the-pet-bowlsfood#post-571979 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:26:24 +0000 betsyboop 571979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had the same problem but that's actually how we got our LO to crawl! We would move our dog's food bowl around the room and she would crawl towards it! She stopped a couple of weeks later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-are-babies-fascinated-by-the-pet-bowlsfood#post-571977 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:26:11 +0000 yoursilverlining 571977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup - whenever LO sees the cat getting treats she will try to get the treats and eat them. I turned my back for a second the other day and when I turned back around, LO had shoved 2 cat treats in her mouth!! The cat just looked on, in utter shock and horror. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-are-babies-fascinated-by-the-pet-bowlsfood#post-571968 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:24:35 +0000 autumnlove 571968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, we have the same problem! I think my LO wants to be fed on the floor with the dog. :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-are-babies-fascinated-by-the-pet-bowlsfood#post-571947 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:15:43 +0000 mediagirl 571947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As soon as she learned how to crawl, the first place M went was to our dog's bowl. Now, as soon as she sees the dogs eating, she crawls right over to the dog bowls and sticks her hand down in the bowl (while the dogs are eating!) Thankfully we have docile animals. :) I've started putting her in the exersaucer while the dogs eat.</p> <p>Why do you think our lo's are so obsessed with dog food/bowls? When does this fascination end? </p>