Is it okay for Dog to drink pool water?

[AGP18by33]

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

[matt4x4]

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.

[torsie]

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

[adillenal]

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

CUTE, CUTE, CUTE!!!

[west1745]

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.

[west1745]

Here are the pix!

[pinkivory_99]

We have noticed the 2 outside dogs that we had several years ago would drink the pool water, never had fleas but the inside dog that would go outside to only take care of her business (she is somewhat spoiled) had flea problems. Don't know if the chlorine has anything to do with it but will let the now 2 inside dogs out in the back yard to drink the pool water. Will see if this experment works.