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Vertically Challenged: 4 Tips to Teach Your Dog to Stop Jumping on People

March 13, 2023
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So you’ve got a doggie who could plausibly land a contract in the NBA, such is the height and majesty of their leap. Useful when catching a frisbee, less so when greeting Grandma. Let our trainers clue you in on why and how to stop your dog from jumping on people. Why should you ground…

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Ten reasons to think about boarding with us this holiday season

December 1, 2022
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1. You’re giving your travel agent one less chaos agent Flying or driving, holiday travel is never straightforward. Especially this year. But with your pooch running free at The Watering Bowl, that’s one less chaos agent to throw your plans out of whack. 2. You know they’re with the good boys and girls We don’t…

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Celebrating the People Behind the Bowl: Our New Campaign

December 1, 2022
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The Watering Bowl is more than beautifully buildings and comfy crates and a group of remarkably rambunctious rovers. At its core, it’s really a group of people: our team. They’re the folks who do the often unglamorous, frequently fun and occasionally extraordinary work that makes sure everything runs smoothly. With your dog, making them feel…

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The Wagnolia Network presents a whole new Hanley.

October 4, 2022
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Back in July, St. Louis was hit by once-in-a-century flooding. Thanks to the quick thinking of our team, no doggies were hurt. The same cannot be said for our Hanley location. But like the courageous canines we model ourselves after, we dusted ourselves off, demolished most of the interior and embarked on a glow up…

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Our South County location is closing, October 2nd.

September 21, 2022
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This is a letter I never wanted to write. As many of you already know, we are being forced out of our existing building to make way for a QuikTrip. Our building is set to be torn down in November. Despite our best efforts, we have been unable to secure a new building for our…

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Keeping our heads above water

July 27, 2022
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During the early hours of Tuesday, St. Louis was hit by a record-breaking and banks-bursting quantity of rain. In fact, more water fell in eight hours than we’ve received in an entire day, going back all the way to 1915. Naturally, this storm has affected many of our neighbors, customers, friends and family across the…

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BUILDING A BETTER BOWL

April 26, 2022
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UPGRADE EDITION Okay, we’ll admit it: Your dog probably won’t notice most of our improvements. But we hope everything we’re doing will make drop-off and pick-up quicker and easier for you so your pooch can spend even more time running, chasing and nuzzling their friends. PARK & PLAY We just completed a re-work of the…

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Portraits from the Bowl, Past and Future

April 26, 2022
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At The Watering Bowl, we’re kind of like part-time red carpet photographers, capturing the most fabulous dogs at their most fabulous-ness-est. Now, we’re looking to increase quality, at the cost of a bit of quantity. That means we won’t always feature your dog—but when we do, that portrait will be worthy of prime placement on…

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YIP YIP HOORAY!

February 9, 2022
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Thank you for responding to our survey. The results were humbling, and we’re grateful to everyone who took the time to tell us how they feel.

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