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My dogs fart... but I tell ya... not nearly so potently as my one cat Belle. She can be sound asleep on my lap and suddenly my eyes begin to water and I'm gasping for air. Nothing as strong as a cat fart.

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When we got Elsie she we suddenly learned about dogs that eat their own poo ! Apparently as our vet reassured us they grow out of it but it's quite normal for puppies to do. She has almost stopped now thank goodness but her puppy breath was a killer !!

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Yes Baby Murphy is still doing that.. Sometimes Monroe, my Shih Tzu will join him in eating the Murphy poo. not sure why he does. Guess the cat boxes are too hard for him to get to.

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Holy mother of crap..

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Our dog has lovely fresh water in her bowl twice a day but seems to prefer the water in the bird bath.

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My friend´s little dog frequently raids the cat litter tray of another friend if he isn´t being watched. Fortunately my two little dogs have never shown any interest in such things, the Shitzu in particular is so fussy, no matter what she is given she sniffs it for a short time before deciding whether it´s good enough for her.

Another friend in UK has a greyhound and a few months ago, during the floodings in UK, Minnie, the greyhound became really ill, touch and go as to whether she would survive. Lots and lots of tests, nothing 100% conclusive but it was thought that she had picked up some parasite/infection or something from drinking flood water. Minnie has recovered but whatever it was affected her kidneys and other organs and now she has to be on medication for the rest of her life. The cost of all this treatment, test etc over the weeks amounted to over 4000 pounds. Fortunately Minnie was insured and much of this has been covered, including the medication for a year, but after that they are on their own, the insurance company won´t cover her again for such an event. So do try at least to discourage your pets from drinking "unknown" water.

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Funny story.. When we first found Monroe the Shih Tzu, we already had two other dogs, Pete and Izzy. Both Pete and Izzy were regular visitors to the cat box. Monroe watched them.. Finally he decided to try what the others were relishing.. he came out of the room coughing and gagging.. NOW? He bellies up to the cat box with the best of 'em. Guess it's an acquired taste.

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Chloe hates water having rushed into the sea as a puppy and then refused to move .

My son's springer goes into every dirty puddle he can find.

In the UK we are warned about letting our dog go into certain water during particular weather conditions because of algae poisoning..

https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...09brgn-e-e.pdf

USA

http://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poi...e-green-algae/

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Same here Audrey, I stop mine too. Leptospirosis would worry me and also Giardia, which can be a job to get rid of.
Also, on farmland, I would be aware of pesticides too.
I prefer to take water with me if I am going far. Maybe I worry too much, but better to be safe than sorry.
Meg is right about the algae too.

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Our dog loves his bath. I thought he was the only dog that drank dirty water. He will drink from a dirty puddle in the back yard before he'll drink from his clean water dish.