Is it okay for Dog to drink pool water?

Waterbear, I have an inside cat that loves the water too. We got him a "Drinkwell" pet fountain with the additional 100oz reservoir. When it gets very hot out I add ice to the jug to keep it cool. It wasn't cheep but well worth keeping the cat out of the toilet. He still gets into the sink when DH shaves or brushes his teeth, but he really loves the fountain. You can adjust the flow of the water. The other cats tollerate it and its another thing that uses electricity, but we love it. Once a week I tear it down and clean it out. Its six months old and going strong. Kim

that's what I have inside the house for the cat and the dogs...the cat still prefers the pool (or the kitchen faucet...he will sit and meow until someone turns it on for him!

My Miniature Schnauzers can't wait to get out by the pool.
They don't have any problems drinking out of their water
bowl in the winter when the solid cover is on the pool though.

What a cute pic!

Janet

So far I have cought 2 cats, a racoon, a possum, and 2 squirrels drinking from my pool. No dead critters yet. I work nights so I cruse the house on my nights off. Cat fell in the pool when I turned the back light on. I had my solor cover on and I swear looked like the cat was running on top of the pool. :D
Later
Steve

You guys are making this C.V.T. very happy. I love to hear people making sure their pets have the best of anything.

The pics are awesome. I would love to see more "pets and pools" pictures please.

Thanks for being great pet owners.

Rhonda

Dogs have amazing senses, a dog will not drink polluted water, they can sense what is drinkable and what is not - let him/her do it's thing.
We are on a well, a couple of times a year (spring rain and fall rain) we pick up surface runoff in our well and this will lead to bacteria such as e.coli.
For us, this is not a problem since we do not drink the water, just use it to shower and such, however, the dog drinks the water regularly, BUT, I have noticed that during those times, he turns up his nose at it and goes and drinks from the creek or a puddle.
I never need to test my well water, I just watch the dog.
You have nothing to worry about with the dog drinking the pool water - just watch it when you shock, but I bet the dog won't go near it over that time.

Well Rhonda,
You're forcing me to post one more picture. :-)

Are those two guys waiting their turn on the diving board??? Love those crepe myrtles.

CUTE, CUTE, CUTE!!!

We have 2 dogs that we cannot keep out of the pool!! They actually ask to go outside so they can swim. We have a sun step that they literally lie down on and just lay there in the water - and then they drink it.