Bird had a penchant for putting her feet into the water bowl while drinking (and knocking it over) which subsequently brought about a large puddle of water in the kitchen so I bought a bowl that supposedly would NEVER spill. It even has a label imprinted on the outside, "NO SPILL BOWL." Bird loves a challenge and while attempting to spill said bowl by dragging it this way and that, she found her favorite toy. Of all the many toys she has at her disposal, running with, pushing and chewing the no spill bowl is the top dog. A video of the bowl in action is at the bottom of this post.
As far as the water bowl dilemma, I ended up putting a large rock in the initial bowl she used and that seems to do the trick.
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