[.ca] Drinkwell Big Dog Pet Fountain

• Designed, approved, and recommended by veterinarians
• 2.25 gallon capacity
• Promotes urinary tract health for your pet
• Easy to set up

Great product for pet lovers :):
I bought this to further spoil my already pampered pets. We have two larger dogs (50-60 pounds each), and 2 adult cats in our household. All are in pretty good physical condition, so I didn't purchase this to see any real improvement in serious health conditions, just a better change in overall water intake and general health. Especially for one of my cats, who doesn't drink much water. I purchased this elsewhere for $50 including shipping. I think it's well worth the price. Anyway, it arrived a few days later and it was very easy to install. I put in the filter, filled the tank with water, plugged it in, and turned it on. Although I did install the filter, I can't attest to the water filtration quality because we use filtered R/O water already. My first impressions: -The footprint of this isn't too large, when you consider it's intended for larger animals. We had a large stainless steel bowl before, and this doesn't take up much more room than that. -Although I think it's not a bad price for what you get, I do wish it wasn't all plastic. But this isn't a complaint really; I knew what I was getting. It took a lot of sniffing and staring at this thing for all my pets to get used to it. The cats were first to drink out of flowing water, but both dogs still seem to prefer the bowl and occasionally feel adventuresome enough to drink out of the flowing water. I notice that they do drink a lot more water, especially the cats. Our older cat drinks *much* more water than before, and has more energy as a result. I've only had it a week or so, but the dogs are getting used to it gradually so I'm happy with it. I read a review here that the water level got too low. I have not had this problem yet - just the opposite. There is a "fill" line, and our water level stays right around that fill line without me filling it much. The dogs seem to have no trouble drinking from that water level, so unless you have dogs that drink an extreme amount of water at one time, or you really dislike replenishing the water one or twice a day, I really don't think this will be a problem. One other major complaint I've read about this product is the noise level. Honestly, I don't understand these bad reviews about the noise level. Since this is a machine, a little noise is expected. There is a little knob for flow setting. I have it on the lowest flow setting. You know those desktop fountains with the rocks and flowing water? It sounds exactly like those; just a constant stream of water. Some say you can't hear this over the TV. My TV is 20 feet from the fountain, in a great big open room, and I can watch TV without even noticing this thing. There might be some lemons out there that are really loud, but the one I had (even on the highest flow setting) is NOT loud at all. No more than those little rock fountains. Overall, I think these are a good investment. It really gets all my pets drinking a lot more water than they did before. It keeps the water continuously cold, and I don't notice the water getting dirty. I have only had to clean it once in the week I've had it, and I think that's sufficient. It's a water fountain for my pets, so it really doesn't have that many functions or expectations from me - just so they drink more water. It accomplished that, and I have no big beef with it, so I gave it 5 stars. It's not all that complicated. If you want your pets to drink more clean, cold water, and you can spare $50, this is a good addition to your home. I'm glad I got it. :)

We love this bowl! A+:
WE LOVE THIS BOWL. In our house of a beagle, a dachshund and 4 cats of various sizes, no one has trouble reaching the bowl and everyone likes it. Best of all this thing will hold A LOT of water, which is a plus with so many thirsty animals, I only have to refill the water reservoir about once a week. It was really easy to set up out of the box and cleaning it is easy too. The only draw backs I can see for someone would be: a) it has to be near and electrical outlet (the cord is a lot longer than I thought it would be and gives you plenty of reach) b) it has a large foot print. it basically covers most of a "cat mat" (the type you put under food bowls) c)the noise it makes - In my opinion it is VERY quiet, a lot quieter than I imagined it to be. The motor makes no noise at all and basically all you have is a trickle of water sound. We have had fish tanks in our house and we are used to a watery back ground noise. It does not bother us at all and we consider it quiet but I can see how some people might not like the noise. All in all our house gives the Big Dog Fountain a tremendous A+ - we like it, our pets like it and well it's just really cool.

The Answer I was looking for!!:
We have 3 Golden Retrievers in the house and filling a regular water bowl 3-4 times a day was becoming a problem. My husband and I saw a Drinkwell Big Dog fountain in our local pet store and decided to find one online. This water fountain is the answer we were looking for. It is large enough for all three dogs to drink out of at once and we only have to fill it once every couple of days. It took the dogs a few hours drink out of it, but now they love it and the puppy drinks right from the fountain! The fountain is quiet, and runs quite nicely. It does need to be cleaned once a week or so to keep the motor from getting clogged. I would recommend this product to anyone who is filling a water bowl more than once a day!!

Love This Fountrain:
I have four dogs ranging in sizes from 125 lbs to 3 lbs. Since purchasing this fountain, water consumption between all my dogs has gone up. It is a little noisy, but I like to think of it as a relaxing waterfall/white noise machine. The large reservoir lasts about four days before I have to refill it. A few times it gets dirty (due to my dog's large jowls), but it takes less than 5 minutes to clean the fountain. The bowl is pretty deep and I was at first worried that my small dogs could not reach it, but so far, everyone uses it without a hitch. I would recommend this fountain to anyone looking to help increase their pet's water consumption.

Awesome product...:
This product is great for my 3 samoyds and 2 cats. Only problem is it does need to be cleaned weekly cuz of the food droppings..otherwise saves me on changing water bowls.