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I am always on the lookout for an easy way to give our dogs water.  We have two dogs, and they go through the water so fast.

Those big sparkletts looking self waterers like the Petmate Le Bistro Waterer worked well for us for a while.  I kept one outside, but had to refill it every other day.  The biggest one could last almost a week.

Being outside though meant that it grew algae inside of it quite efficiently.

Another solution that is pretty good is the dog fountain thing like the Petmate Deluxe Fresh Flow Pet Fountain .  It has an electric pump and the water flows through a filter to keep it fresh.  The big one has a big reservoir.  We keep this inside, and I like it because it can go longer between cleanings due to the filter.  Our dogs are the sloppiest drinkers with floppy jowels.  Their water gets gross fast, but with the flowing filtered water, it takes longer before it needs a full cleaning.  The big one can last a full day before needing refilling.  So far, this is my favorite watering solution.

I have also tried a motion sensitive dog waterer called the Water Dog Automatic Pet Fountain that pours out water when the dogs come up to it.  I thought that this would be the final solution, but we have some personal problems with it.  One of our dogs is afraid of it, so she won’t even try to drink from it.  She is not a fan of getting water on her skin.  Our other dog absolutely loves water.  Another problem is that it has to be on all the time, so our hose is hooked up to a double spout, and the hose leaks if the water is left on all the time.  Bummer.  The waterer does not leak, just our hose.

I now have a drip line with a sprayer attached and pointed into a bowl.  That way the bowl fills up every time the sprinklers come on.  The bowl stays full during the summer when the sprinklers come on frequently.  During the winter though, when we aren’t watering as much, I have to go out and fill it up.

We are an animal loving family.  At one time we had two dogs,two guinea pigs, five frogs, and five fish.  We have also had a pet rat, which is a very sweet pet.  My daughter would love to have a snake, but I think that we have enough to take care of right now, although I do love snakes.  My favorite pets are the ones that we find and keep for a few weeks and then let go, that way it is not a huge time commitment in raising them.  The animals that we have done that with are lady bugs, caterpillar into butterfly, tadpoles into frogs, and a mouse.  The mouse only lasted a couple of days before we set it free in a field because it was not a good pet.  Wild mice are really wild.