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Why does my dog paw or dig at her water bowl before drinking?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Persian | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 8 months old | 6.5 lbs

Whenever Nancy go to her water bowl she first act like she is digging or moving something near her water bowl then she drinks water... Her water bowl is made of transparent glass.... Why does she do like this? It looks funny too..i wanna know what she do?

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Answered By Daniel Fonza, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on January 5th, 2019

This is a fairly common behavior that pet owner witness with their dogs. It is not a concerning behavior and can be due to boredom, different water bowl, the placement of the water bowl, etc. There is no need to be concerned about the behavior and you can try using a different water bowl in a different location to see if this behavior lessens. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any further questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

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