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PLEASE DON'T SEND ME MEDICAL OR BREEDING QUESTIONS. An internet forum is not the appropriate place for them. Even if I could tell what was wrong from a handful of symptoms, you would still need to get the medications from your local vet.
Breeding should be left to those not needing to ask simple, basic questions. Books have been written about it. Rather than ask me a question, start reading. Those unwilling to do the work it takes to produce quality puppies should spay/neuter their pets at 6 months. I will not answer questions that sound like a poorly prepared breeder.
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Please don't send me medical or breeding questions. An internet forum is not the appropriate place for them. Even if I could tell what was wrong from a handful of symptoms, you would still need to get the medications from your local vet.
Breeding should be left to those not needing to ask simple, basic questions. Books have been written about it. Rather than ask me a question, start reading. Those unwilling to do the work it takes to produce quality puppies should spay/neuter their pets at 6 months.
Expert: Labman Date: 2/8/2005 Subject: the husky dont know how to drink water?
Question Hi, i recently aquired a huskt thats now 2 months old.
When we give water to it, she put her head inside the watrer, and the pawns and make a mess, and dont seem to drink too much water.
yhis weekend she had some hidratation problems, thats is now being taken care of, but she still dont seems to drink water properly, what worries us a lot.
Answer This is not a problem I have successful experience solving, or even remember reading about. I don't have a solution for Labs playing in their water dish and making a mess either, but at least they seem to drink all they need, plenty to make puddles.
Try ice, maybe crushed ice. Most dogs love ice cubes. They may throw it out on the floor, but they are better about cleaning it up. You may be able to train her to go from fresh ice, to wet ice to, water with ice, to just water. You may spoil her to where she won't drink water. I frequently keep the mess down when traveling, by filling the dog's dish at the motel's ice machine. If the ice doesn't help, use the follow up and I will try to think of something else.
You might talk to whoever you got her from about what they did.
