Customer Reviews

Lixit Thirsty Dog Portable Bottle And Bowl

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(11)
3 star:		(9)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

This product is excellent for people who walk their dogs a lot. We take it everywhere with us and have it to be extremely useful. The only reason that it gets 4 stars instead of five is because not all of the water flows back into the bottle once the dog is done. In other words, it can drip a little, which is not a problem outdoors.

What an ingenious item. Easy to carry, my dog likes it, saves water, etc. Lots of other options out there, but none that are as cleverly designed. I may buy a second as a back up!

I bought this for my dog a couple years ago and love it. I have a lab mix and the dish is deep enough he can get a good drink the dish fills as he drinks. What he doesn't drink you just pour back in the bottle and close the lid for the next drink. Works very well for car rides and walks too.
I put mine through the dishwasher on the top rack.

Good idea but drinking tray is a bit difficult to deploy. Biggest problem, the bottle is too soft and the cap threads do not hold well. Over tighten slightly and cap pops off. Weight of bottle can pull out of cap when suspended by strap. I don't think I would buy another one.

I like this water bowl a lot. Obviously someone had the same need and invented it.... My dog and I now can go on long walks in the middle of the day with this bottle over my shoulder, he even started to look at the bottle and lick his lips as a hint when he is thirsty!

The only thing that can be improved is the ease of turning the "bowl" in and out. It does take a few seconds to get it back to its travelling status.... but I am truly impressed with the product as is.

We take our dog on long walks and this water bottle is a good fit. We really like that the water not drank simply flows back into the bottle to be used at the next "drink stop". Clips easily onto a waistband/belt however, be sure to snap the stopper on the bottle firmly as it may pop off and the water leak out or on to you.

I've used the original 16-oz. Lixit Thirsty Dog Water Bowl with the hard plastic cup attached to the end of the lid for several years now (and given half a dozen away to other dog owners, then re-ordered to always have a back-up on hand). It was a great water bottle that never leaked, and you always had a convenient cup available for the dog to drink from when you're away from home. I use a service dog, so the water bottle received daily hard use and the original bottle lasted over 4 years before it got banged up enough to start leaking a little.

This new 20-oz. model with the soft rubbery "bowl" on the side (that you have to flip inside-out for the dog to drink from) is a poor replacement for the original 16-oz. bottle-and-cup design. They are two totally different types of water bottle, made by different companies, but both were sold by Lixit under the same name/UPC code.

I wrote to Lixit to find out why they changed the design - it was because the original manufacturer was jacking the price out of range for most dog owners. Unfortunately, Lixit kept the same UPC code and name for their new bottle design, which is confusing when searching for a water bottle based on other people's reviews.

The original model was great (though the cup was rather small if you had larger dogs). The new model is a pain in the neck to get the "bowl" unfolded and then refolded against the side of the bottle and it leaks like a sieve. You can still purchase this older design by searching for "Water Rover" but it's $14 AND the two Water Rover bottles I just paid $14 each for (Dec. 2010) also LEAK!!! So I no longer can recommend that design either.

I solved the leaking problem by going to my local hardware store where there are smart folks to help you out, and bought O-ring washers to insert in the lid. This completely stopped the leaking. I suppose the same could be done for Lixit's new 20-oz. water bottle which leaks terribly (1/3 cup of water leaked out during a 3-day test of leaving the bottle laying on it's side in a ziploc bag), but you're still left with the problem of turning the water bowl inside-out then right-side-in when the dog is through drinking - it's flexible rubber, but VERY DIFFICULT to do.

I purchased this bottle intending to use it at the park with my dog. The tray the dog is supposed to drink out of is made of a flexible material. It doesn't rotate out, so you have to flip it inside out and it is a funny shape but still provides a bowl. I saw in other reviews that some of the solid trays for other bottles would shatter if they fell. This wouldn't, but it isn't quite what I expected.

This ingenious product is exactly what I needed for my dog. She drinks a lot of water and it's been hard to find a way for her to drink. She would mostly drink from my hand, but this certainly resolves that problem! I love the product and will probably get another to stay in the car. However, returning leftover water back into the container is timely and not easy. So I suggest only pouring what you think your dog will drink. It's better to pour again than try to return it to the bottle. That keeps the water clean, too, in case I need a sip!

These work great for long walks, if you have large dogs might want to buy something bigger. Putting ice in the bottle helps to keep cold.