Let’s talk water

I’m a regular at my local water store.  I feel like I’m in therapy.  Yes, my name is Laura and I buy water for my dogs.  A bit extreme I know but I have to mention there is all kinds of wrong going on with Phoenix water.  It’s a fact.  That’s why there are stores on every corner where you can buy reverse osmosis filtered water and ice.  So while I filter my own through the gizmo in the fridge, I buy the dogs’ water.

Now I’m not a Rockefeller so I don’t have money to throw out needlessly but this quite honestly is the best $2.50 I can spend on my dogs’ health.  They drink more of the bottled stuff than they ever did of the stuff from the faucet.  Not to mention, it is super cool if you travel with your dogs because you take the same water they always drink.  So there are no upset tummies and consequential potty disasters.  Nothing changes for them…except of course for the scenery.

Speaking of water and traveling with your pet, as you may know, we took a road trip last weekend for the Greyhound Gathering and I used the opportunity to try out my latest cool gadget.  It’s called the Flydog Spill Proof Pet Travel Bowl.  This handy thing fits on the back of one of the front seats and will not spill no matter what.  Trust me, I turned that sucker upside down and still couldn’t get the water to come out.  It’s super cool.
This is what it looks like:

My dogs loved it too.  They drank out of it every time they got in the car.  They took to it right away.  The trick was to leave it out for them as their water bowl at home for a few days beforehand.  So they were used to drinking out of it and knew exactly what to do when they saw it in the car.

It made for a more relaxing trip for all of us and even led to a puppy breakthrough.  Drum roll please… Chloe went potty on her leash for the first time ever on this trip!  I’m such a proud mom!  Let me tell you, I’ve travelled over 2,000 miles with her both on my way home to Chicago and back, where she did not go to the bathroom for three days.  I had to take drastic measures at one point.  You don’t want to know.  I believe that not only keeping the same water but also having it available for her constantly made it happen.

So be a regular at your water store.  Buy those big jugs in 2 or 3 gallon sizes.  Once you have the bottle it only costs a few bucks to fill it.  Your dogs are worth that much.