Had one for my dogs and my cats would use it too! Now they have one by their food bowls and they are happy! Have not seen them use the dogs since. The pump has 4 settings and I use 2 slowest so no mess, the cord has a spot in the back to go down (or up) and the top sits perfectly on top as long as the spot for the fountain to get water up to the top is on the flow part of the pump. It will be shown in the video!