Skye

Hi folks; on the Havanese forum, they were saying they used an apple cider vinegar/water mix for rinsing their dogs. Do poodle owners do that, or is that a no no?

neVar

back in the day we used to use a vinegar wter rinse on the horses after a shampoo- it helpe 'neutralize' any unrinsed shampoo... Course shampoos now rinse way better then what we had 20 years ago

Fluffyspoos

I put it on my sandwiches, I let Vegas try it once.. he hated it.

Haven't used it for anything else.

SnorPuddel

I use a vinegar rinse on Foxxy, my corded poodle, especially on the ears. Corded poodles if one is not careful when drying them can get moldy, especially on the ears as when they drink they dunk their ear cords in the water bowl. I am still searching for the perfect water bowl

Skye

This is in a different thread that is on here now, I thought you may find it useful!

In a post by Celtickitty:

"I started by limiting the amount of water she could have at one time. But I was worried I wouldn't give her enough if she was really thirsty. (she always acted like she was super thirsty) I purchased a DrinkBetter Bowl. It has a float that only allows them a small amount of water available at a time. I think this has slowed her down, and prevented her from gulping. It did also help with those pesky dribbles that seemed to follow her away from the bowl. Recently we haven't had any problem with regurgitation. I believe the bowl helped her learn how to drink, and she's gotten older and has matured.

Here is their website. I got both of mine off of ebay. DrinkBetter Pet Water Bowl - Contech Enterprises Inc."

Skye

Sorry, that link didn't copy right. Try this again....

DrinkBetter Pet Water Bowl - Contech Enterprises Inc.

SnorPuddel

Thanks, I tried that bowl, didn't stop her, so now it is sitting in the closet. I have the water hole dog bowl, it is great for the Bronco as well as inside, her ear cords don't get as wet, it doesn't slow her down. I have found putting ice cubes in the bowl helps, I thought about using those reusable ice cubes, my guys don't chew on things, but I just wouldn't fell comfortable, altho I suspect it is the same product as in the DrinkBetter.

Skye

Hmm...interesting! I love the corded look by the way, so cool!!!

SnorPuddel

Foxxy thanks you, I would have to say the biggest drawback to a corded poodle is that you can't walk a block without being stopped more than twice. You always have to allow for so much extra time, as you don't want to be rude, and you want people to think better than most do of poodles. I never understood why people have such opinions of poodles, they are the bestest.

jcwinks

My extended family make faces and turn up their noses at our poodle. People laughed at us when they heard we got one - I don't get that.