How close does the waterline stay to the brim/rim of the bowl? The last one I bought spilled tons of water whenever my dog would drink out of it.
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Jennifer, I always kept it up to the very top as it would get louder the lower the water went. Without looking it up, I can't remember when I bought this fountain but it gave me difficulty so now we are back to the old water dish until we decide what to do. Again, without looking it up, we had another brand that is larger (blue and white) that lasted a lot longer; about two and a half years. This one didn't last a year.
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To be honest, we've never had any spillage, but we have a cat. I know dogs can be a little more rambunctious when drinking from their water bowls. The waterline stays about an inch from the top. We love this water fountain. Our cat loves it too. Probably not the answer that will help you the most. Good luck!
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I have two cats, and some water spills out whenever they drink from the bowl. I put a plastic placement under the bowl.
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Very little. It is a shallow bowl. I use it for feeding my bird dry seeds or vegetables. Not for drinking as it is too shallow and the water would spill out leaving the pet with nothing to drink. The amount doesn't matter. The depth does matter.
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The red cap stays on, and water does not leak from there, but the white cap on the very top did not stay closed for me, so water leaked everywhere. I Hope this helps.
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Our dog is a Labradoodle. He has a big face, but he has no trouble drinking water from the Gulpy. It's agreat item and we use Gulpy every day. We have three of them. �
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I would trust Anthony's answer. But, remember, it doesn't leak at all, so none of the water spills out. I used to keep mine in my purse (I used it to train my dog when she misbehaved, but I don't need it any more). It also fit in my sweatpants pockets for our walks up Kennesaw Mountain. (It was bulky, but it fit.)
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The outer bowl hold the captured water from the inner bowl. Sometime I thought it may leak tiny bit of water but I'm not 100% sure about that but I assume that will not be a big deal.
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The lasting of the water really depends on the thirst and size of the pet. I have a large dog and a smaller container and I fill it it about once a week, regardless of the season. But I want to tell you that this product is really inferior. I had a dog-waterer that had a bottle like a water cooler in an office. Easy on; easy off; big bottle (not as big as a water cooler) virtually no spilling. One day the bottle broke when I got careless and I bought this product at a store. It is really hard to remove and return to the water pool. It's got a locking system to the bowl that is absurdly difficult and a pain in the ass. I just bought another brand that I hope is more like the first, but they are hard to find. This one goes in the trash the second the new one arrives. Hope this helps
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It gets totally wet. The bottom is mesh. It doesn't tip or collapse though! I have a 65 pound boxer and we can't keep him off of it!
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no, i have three large dogs and this was the worst bowl i have owned. very hard to clean the inside and the bowl collects dirt. gave up on it and bought the dogit bowl and absolutely love it. the water flow is such that the dirt collects at the bottom and the water is pumped up through the bowl. the dogs take longer to get a drink and there is no more water slopped on the floor or dripping from their mouths. much better choice.
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I've been grabbing some very cheap SS pet bowls from the dog section of a local discount store. I have cats, but the dog bowls are big and deep enough to hold the fountain and still provide room to drink. Anything made for pets will be designed with a wide flat bottom and will be resistant to tipping. You don't want to use something like a SS mixing bowl. Bergan makes some nice inexpensive ones.
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I bought one primarily for the cat (he won't drink anything but running water), but both of my dogs (30 lb. and 50 lb.) use it from time to time. They still use their traditional water bowls when they are so thirsty that they just want to dive in. (The Catit bowl requires a little more patience on their part.)
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The water runs down the left side of the fountain into the bowl, there is also a 96 ounce option for this stainless raindrop also - which has a slightly larger area opening. The bowl has a 9" diameter, so the opening is probably around 4 inches on this particular bowl. Even very large dogs (mine is 130 lbs) can usually drink from this bowl with no problems.
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I just measured, and it's about 6 1/2 inches tall from where the bowls sit. It seems to be deep enough to keep my dog from splashing water and food
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That depends on how the rivers are forming. My 4 pups have not tried to tip the fountain or cause waves of water to spill out. I don't think they can without really really trying. This fountain is great for dogs because it filters the water and is a raised place to drink from. It hasn't helped my labs from forming rivers in my kitchen but has helped the rivers to flow into my hall. My pups LOVE to walk away from any water allowing the mouth full of water to slowly drip out of their loose lips. I hope this is helpful.
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Hi Tina, I have been using this since September 2013. It has a float switch under the black cover that works exactly like the float in your toilet tank. The float is adjusted with a plastic wing nut to regulate the water level in the bowl. I have two golden retrievers and have it set to stop 1/2 inch from the top. I bought a Y connector so I could attach a second hose to water my garden without detaching the dog bowl. I cut a short length of hose and bought a plastic end to attach to the bowl. This gave me a metal end to attach to the metal faucet and a plastic end to attach to the plastic fitting on the bowl. I used plumbers tape on both ends and leave the water turned on very low pressure 24/7. I bought a second one as a gift for a friend who doggie sat my dogs. This self filling bowl is great. Buz
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Since the water flows from the top of the blue thing, the water should not totally submerge it. I'd say about 3/4 up the blue thing so the bowl should be able to accommodate that depth. My cat, though, was very afraid of it (but then, he's afraid of everything!) and still prefers his morning drink from the bathroom faucet.
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Yes, water spills over the side of the stainless bowl and then lays on the plastic tray surrounding the bowls since there is a lip to prevent the water from falling to the floor.