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Does your dog have access to water during the night

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sonarbear · 08/08/2018 11:30

My dog sleeps in DC1's room (son is aged 18). He sleeps very well in his crate, which we leave open. Occasionally he will come out for 5mins or so but always return to the crate to sleep. We used to have a water bowl in the room but he VERY rarely drinks from it- even if he is encouraged to do so. Does your dog have access to water at night?

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tinstar · 12/08/2018 19:49

It's only a euphemism if you think cage is a worst term than crate.

Well that's my point - seems to me that people who use them think 'crate' is a 'nicer' term!

AndreasFault · 12/08/2018 19:52

Amazed by the number of people not providing their dogs basic needs. Shocking and irresponsible behaviour.

You would be prosecuted if you were farmers.

BiteyShark · 12/08/2018 19:53

tinstar is using a cage aka as a crate cruel on all occasions? At the vets? At home after surgery when on strictly no exercise/limited mobility?

tabulahrasa · 12/08/2018 19:55

“Well that's my point - seems to me that people who use them think 'crate' is a 'nicer' term!”

I don’t - but I do find that people who suddenly start asking about cage vs crate in the middle of a thread tend to have some strange ideas about them...

I use crate online in the same way I switch to standard English words instead of Scottish ones - because I want to be understood as easily as possible.

bengalcat · 12/08/2018 19:56

As a puppy she was crated overnight with water . Now free roaming with access to water - by free roaming I mean on the bed with us ( thankfully despite being. 20kg can curl up into a small ball )

Justanothermile · 12/08/2018 19:58

I thought the thread was about providing water overnight, not a debate about the correct terminology for a crate/cage

tinstar · 12/08/2018 20:06

tinstar is using a cage aka as a crate cruel on all occasions? At the vets? At home after surgery when on strictly no exercise/limited mobility?

. Clearly not for medical reasons. You wouldn't feed your dog for 12 hours before a general anaesthetic. That doesn't make it okay to starve them routinely does it? Bizarre analogy

tinstar · 12/08/2018 20:07

I thought the thread was about providing water overnight, not a debate about the correct terminology for a crate

Well it is. But a lot of people seem to be justifying their dogs not having access to water overnight because they're in a cage.

Justanothermile · 12/08/2018 20:10

Would you like us to all agree that cages are cruel then or something?

BiteyShark · 12/08/2018 20:11

Just trying to work out your boundaries of an 'inherently cruel' practice as you referred to it. But as PP pointed out this is just derailing the thread.

tabulahrasa · 12/08/2018 20:16

“But a lot of people seem to be justifying their dogs not having access to water overnight because they're in a cage.”

A lot of people have also justified their dogs not having water because they’re in their bedroom... are bedrooms inherently cruel?

tinstar · 12/08/2018 20:17

Would you like us to all agree that cages are cruel then or something?

As I originally said, I'd like to understand why people feel the need to cage dogs overnight. Especially without access to water.

tinstar · 12/08/2018 20:22

A lot of people have also justified their dogs not having water because they’re in their bedroom... are bedrooms inherently cruel?

What on earth are you talking about?

BeachyUmbrella · 12/08/2018 20:35

We took our camping last week, after a few nights where the water bowl got tipped over in the tent, we left it outside....

I was woken up in the night with my spaniel scraping at the water bottle by my bed (she recognised it from walks out where she will drink from a plastic bottle and my hand), do I took her out for a drink....

I'm sure she drinks every night from her bowl in the kitchen, where she sleeps.

Nooblynoo · 12/08/2018 20:38

Yes. My dogs have access to water every time of the day or night.

Pompom42 · 12/08/2018 20:39

Yes always but we have a bungalow and I leave my bedroom door open so he can go in and out and is able to drink water during the night which was well needed in the recent hot weather

alwaysiero · 12/08/2018 20:47

Six dogs so two bowls in the kitchen and one in the boot room for our collie who pretends she doesn’t live with us. They are all free to go between rooms at night, anywhere but the bedrooms. When we have foster dogs that are crated overnight they still have a small water bowl in the crate, I’d never deny a dog access to water, they shouldn’t have to ‘ask’ for it and I wouldn’t want to be woken up because one needs a drink.

thegirlsallgrowedupnow · 12/08/2018 20:54

Our girl has access to water 24/7. It is in the kitchen where she sleeps at night, it is there all day. I take water in a little Tupperware out on walks.She doesn’t drink much after 7pm though,goes out for a wee at around 10pm and often isn’t desperate at 7am, however, I like that water is constantly available should she need it!

RiskIt4Biscuit · 12/08/2018 21:00

My dog always has access to water - she has a bowl in the kitchen and one in the bedroom. She does get up at night to have a drink.

We always have a collapsible bowl for her in the car, and if I take her for a long walk, I usually bring a collapsible bowl and a bottle of water for her too.

As for crates, I never used them, but I would definitely make sure the dog had access to water at all times. I don't think it would be fair on my dog to leave her without water overnight.
I know some people also crate during the day, and I don't think it is right if the dog again doesn't have access to water then.

dudsville · 12/08/2018 21:02

Mine always have access to water. I've noticed they're drinking now in the night. They sleep in the open door room with us.

dudsville · 12/08/2018 21:02

Ps. I like hearing them drink in the night because I know they're getting their immediate needs and wishes meet.

starcrossedseahorse · 12/08/2018 21:43

I am not on any high horse. Just shocked and dismayed to hear that people treat their dogs this way, think it's ok and will actually defend it.

Glad to see more responsible owners posting in the latter part of the thread who can also see how cruel and unnecessary this is. As a pp stated, the RSPCA outline a dog's basic needs, one of which is water 24/7.

And I say dog cage because it is a cage and crate is one of those words used to obfuscate.

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tabulahrasa · 12/08/2018 21:50

“What on earth are you talking about?”

Well there’s no need to withhold water in either place, so given that’s what the thread is about, I’m wondering why one prompts a big debate on terminology and one is ignored?

thegirlsallgrowedupnow · 12/08/2018 21:59

Agree with Tabulhahrasa, water should be a given overnight whether in a crate, kitchen/ utility or bedroom. Dogs will comply with what they know, so if water is withheld generally they will go with that even if on the odd occasion they may need it. My girl rarely drinks after 7 pm but in recent hot weather has drunk during the night.

CantankerousCamel · 12/08/2018 22:00

No she drinks morning and evening and no other time. Her water bowl is out all day/night though

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