Albus prefers to drink from the sink, toilet, or the dog's water dish over his own dish.
We try to prevent him from drinking from the toilet (even though we don't use any of those perpetual toilet bowl cleaners or anything), we don't mind giving him drinks out of the sink, but we're not so sure about letting him drink out of the dog's dish, either. I always keep a bowl of water out for him, but I almost never see him drink from it.
We live in a condo, so we have to walk our dog outside. We're really careful about keeping him away from puddles, other dog's poop and garbage, etc., so the risk of him having parasites is really low.
Is there any other concerns I should have about Albus drinking out of Tana's bowl? Tana is kept in a kennel when we're not there, and because he has inappropriate peeing issues, we control his water schedule. It would be very feasible to just dump out any water after Tana's done drinking, since we don't even want him having free access to it.
I know, I should get Albus a Drinkwell or Petmate or whatever, but I know I just wouldn't be good about the maintenance, and we really don't mind giving him drinks in the sink.
We try to prevent him from drinking from the toilet (even though we don't use any of those perpetual toilet bowl cleaners or anything), we don't mind giving him drinks out of the sink, but we're not so sure about letting him drink out of the dog's dish, either. I always keep a bowl of water out for him, but I almost never see him drink from it.
We live in a condo, so we have to walk our dog outside. We're really careful about keeping him away from puddles, other dog's poop and garbage, etc., so the risk of him having parasites is really low.
Is there any other concerns I should have about Albus drinking out of Tana's bowl? Tana is kept in a kennel when we're not there, and because he has inappropriate peeing issues, we control his water schedule. It would be very feasible to just dump out any water after Tana's done drinking, since we don't even want him having free access to it.
I know, I should get Albus a Drinkwell or Petmate or whatever, but I know I just wouldn't be good about the maintenance, and we really don't mind giving him drinks in the sink.