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My dog never drinks water?
I have a mixed chihuahua, who we got from the OSPCA at the age of 6. She has no teeth, and we were told she came from a hoarders house originally.
We find that she never drinks water from any of the water dishes, nor when I try cupping it in my hands and offering it to her. I can only get her to drink when the water is mixed into her food, so I give her generous amounts with her meals.
I am a bit concerned because it does get very hot in the summer around here, and she has been panting. We gave her a freezie when she was panting to get her to stop, and that worked, but I feel like we need to get her to accept the water dish.
I do have 2 other dogs, one much older, one slightly younger, both male, different breeds.. and they drink fine. She copied a lot of their behaviours since moving it, but not their drinking habits.
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- Anonymous7 years agoFavorite Answer
There may be something that happened to her before you got here. If you are still in the area you got her you could go back and ask the people who cared for her in the shelter what her drinking habits were? It may also be a dominance thing, if all of your dogs drink from the same dish she may not want to step on any "step on any toes" and she may not be comfortable enough with your family to drink from your hands. I would say just give her time. She may be drinking enough to get her through the day and it may be a small enough amount, because she is such a small dos, that you wouldn't notice.
