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Michael Romanos · 07-30-2006, 02:39 AM

The best water available in its most pure form, is the ultimate for dogs.
If you are really keen of giving your dog the most healthiest food, lifestyle and medical care, you will give him/her clean, clear, pure water with no chemical additives. But as with food, dogs will happily and ignorantly consume water from anywhere and if an owner has lower expectations - which covers most of us - then normal tap water is fine, water from rivers and lakes is fine. I suppose, rain water, collected in a container, would be ideal. In New Zealand, tap water supplied to households is among the world's best for quality - but in almost all parts of NZ the water contains various degrees of fluoride and clorine. And this is not great for some people and is not a recommended additive for dogs. Yet most people including myself, will give their dogs our fresh tap water. It doesn't harm the dogs substantially but it also is not the the ultimate in healthy substances. A water purifier which can also extract the fluoride and clorine and any other chemicals from the home water supply, as well as other things that worm their way into the water, would be a better option. I can get a bucket fill of pure artesian water from a public use tap after a 20 minute (return) drive from where I live. This would be excellent water for my Pem.

07-30-2006, 02:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
Michael Romanos Global Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Silverstream (near Wellington, the capital of NZ) Posts: 5,203	The best water available in its most pure form, is the ultimate for dogs. If you are really keen of giving your dog the most healthiest food, lifestyle and medical care, you will give him/her clean, clear, pure water with no chemical additives. But as with food, dogs will happily and ignorantly consume water from anywhere and if an owner has lower expectations - which covers most of us - then normal tap water is fine, water from rivers and lakes is fine. I suppose, rain water, collected in a container, would be ideal. In New Zealand, tap water supplied to households is among the world's best for quality - but in almost all parts of NZ the water contains various degrees of fluoride and clorine. And this is not great for some people and is not a recommended additive for dogs. Yet most people including myself, will give their dogs our fresh tap water. It doesn't harm the dogs substantially but it also is not the the ultimate in healthy substances. A water purifier which can also extract the fluoride and clorine and any other chemicals from the home water supply, as well as other things that worm their way into the water, would be a better option. I can get a bucket fill of pure artesian water from a public use tap after a 20 minute (return) drive from where I live. This would be excellent water for my Pem. Last edited by Michael Romanos; 07-30-2006 at 11:35 PM.