Dogs Sitting In Water. Most dogs don’t mind drinking dirty water. Dogs, like humans, need adequate water intake each day to stay healthy.

If splashing were a sport, these dogs could be olympic gold medalists. Neither of my dogs are reluctant or picky eaters, but adding water can definitely increase the palatability of dry food for some dogs. Note that while the viruses that cause “parvo” and “dog flu” (canine influenza virus) can very easily be spread and “caught” from water bowls, it’s more from the dry parts of the water bowls, as water can have a diluting and inhibitory effect on the spread of these viruses.
