Question about Water

3ToesTonyismydog · 03-22-2010, 11:46 PM

A while back my dog got sick and I started to filter his water. I was shocked when I started to ask around and found out how many people do filter their dogs water. Keep in mind I live North of Seattle where we have very good water. I was laffed off another forum, because as one poster said "my dogs drink out of puddles and they are fine" and on and on. Well that isn't my concern, it is all the crap they put in water, chlorine and fluoride to begine with. Anyway do you filter your dogs water??

TrackingPuppy · 03-23-2010, 09:43 AM

No, we do not filter their water. We have our own well and the only filtering done is to take the sediment out.

Vinnie · 03-23-2010, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by TrackingPuppy

No, we do not filter their water. We have our own well and the only filtering done is to take the sediment out.

Same here. We have a private well and there are no additives such as chlorine and fluoride in our water.

But if we did have city water we probably would filter the water.

GSDSunshine · 03-23-2010, 12:00 PM

We have a water/ice dispenser on our fridge and he get the filtered water from there. He does however get tap water occasionally if I am in a rush and can't wait for the water from the fridge to fill the bowl up.....

jasonGSD01 · 03-23-2010, 12:29 PM

No filter water. They get it straight from the tap nice and cold.

**Castlemaid** · 03-23-2010, 01:13 PM

No filtered water here. I'm on a well, very nice, clean water. Dogs are welcome to drink from outdoor puddles - if they can handle bear poop and carion, they can handle puddle water.

Redgrappler · 03-23-2010, 01:22 PM

My dog gets his water from tap, puddles, dew on grass leaves, lakes and ponds

So far no stomach issues.....knock on wood.

Lilie · 03-23-2010, 01:30 PM

We live in a rural area and have a well. We don't filter our water. However, I don't let my dogs drink from the ditches, as I worry about run off contaminations.

LARHAGE · 03-23-2010, 01:53 PM

My dogs drink out of the horse troughs, they also swim in them and prefer to stand up and drink out of them over the buckets of clean water I have strategically located all over the yard for them, they even prefer to drink out of the bird baths! I stop them when I catch them, but the point being, dogs are dogs.

arycrest · 03-23-2010, 04:38 PM

I have a well and the Hooligans and I drink that water.

03-22-2010, 11:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
3ToesTonyismydog Master Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington Posts: 644	Question about Water A while back my dog got sick and I started to filter his water. I was shocked when I started to ask around and found out how many people do filter their dogs water. Keep in mind I live North of Seattle where we have very good water. I was laffed off another forum, because as one poster said "my dogs drink out of puddles and they are fine" and on and on. Well that isn't my concern, it is all the crap they put in water, chlorine and fluoride to begine with. Anyway do you filter your dogs water?? __________________ Some people really aren't worth the effort, but dogs are, always.. http://3toestony.shutterfly.com/ I miss you Beno, GSD. I miss you Grizzly, GSD I miss you Brezzy, GSD

03-23-2010, 09:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
TrackingPuppy Master Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 711	No, we do not filter their water. We have our own well and the only filtering done is to take the sediment out. __________________ Roxi - Wonder Dog Sena - The Gator Mariah - Scare-dy Puppy 99-10 Cookie - Social Butterfly 99-08 Liz

03-23-2010, 12:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
GSDSunshine Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tallahassee, Fl Posts: 1,601	We have a water/ice dispenser on our fridge and he get the filtered water from there. He does however get tap water occasionally if I am in a rush and can't wait for the water from the fridge to fill the bowl up..... __________________ -Kira Fur Family: Dakota "Koda" GSD 02/20/2008 Chloe Calico 9/21/2007 "The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too"

03-23-2010, 01:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
Castlemaid Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Northern British Columbia Posts: 9,089	No filtered water here. I'm on a well, very nice, clean water. Dogs are welcome to drink from outdoor puddles - if they can handle bear poop and carion, they can handle puddle water. __________________ Lucia Keeta BH, OB1, TR1, AD (HOT) Rottweiler/Hairy Dog mix?? Shelter rescue Gryffon Vom Wildhaus BH, OFA Good (HOT) "Bites Through the Sleeve" Cuddlebug, b: Mar 2009

03-23-2010, 01:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
LARHAGE Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Oak Hills, California Posts: 1,597	My dogs drink out of the horse troughs, they also swim in them and prefer to stand up and drink out of them over the buckets of clean water I have strategically located all over the yard for them, they even prefer to drink out of the bird baths! I stop them when I catch them, but the point being, dogs are dogs. __________________ INTCH, U-GRCH V Alta-Tollhaus Gavin schH3, UWP, KKL1a, OFA EXCELLENT, DM-Clear MHDW ( Most Handsome Dog In World) To err is human, to forgive, is canine.

03-23-2010, 12:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
jasonGSD01 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 120	No filter water. They get it straight from the tap nice and cold.

03-23-2010, 01:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
Redgrappler Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 111	My dog gets his water from tap, puddles, dew on grass leaves, lakes and ponds So far no stomach issues.....knock on wood.

03-23-2010, 01:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
Lilie Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: South Texas Posts: 6,290	We live in a rural area and have a well. We don't filter our water. However, I don't let my dogs drink from the ditches, as I worry about run off contaminations.

03-23-2010, 04:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
arycrest Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 8,092	I have a well and the Hooligans and I drink that water. __________________ Gayle & the Hooligans Mac, Slider, Bruiser, & Faith MY BRIDGE KIDS: Andy, Abbey, Tasha, Tex, Echo, Yukon, JR, Too, Niki, Bo, Ringer, Kelly, & Honey The Hooligans Photo Albums!

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