BWCA Dog drinking lake water Boundary Waters Group Forum: Doggie Paddle
Chat Rooms (0 Chatting)  |  Search  |   Login/Join
* BWCA is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Boundary Waters Quetico Forum
   Group Forum: Doggie Paddle
      Dog drinking lake water     

Author

Text

Canoearoo
distinguished member(2665)distinguished memberdistinguished memberdistinguished memberdistinguished member
  
05/30/2022 10:18AM  
What do you do about the dog drinking lake water? Do you let them? Have any of your dogs ever had problems with water pathegnins? Our last 2 dogs we never thought about it. They always drank out of the lakes and never had any issues.
 
      Print Top Bottom Previous Next
05/30/2022 11:12AM  
My dog drinks lake water all the time. I never think twice about it. Never any issues. Dogs have very different digestive systems than us.
 
06/10/2022 09:48AM  
If I’m portaging at a beaver dam or mucky area I have discouraged them, but most portages and in camp they have been fine drinking from the lake. Would be pretty tough to stop them.
 
06/12/2022 10:26PM  
Your dog can still get giardia, but I don't know how you'd keep them from drinking lake water. They can get lepto too, but that at least you can vaccinate for.
 
tonecoughlin
senior member (99)senior membersenior member
  
08/03/2022 12:13PM  
Dogs eat poop lake water is just fine. Never have to filter anything or bring dishes for them. Eat on a rock, drink from the lake!
 
      Print Top Bottom Previous Next