Keep in mind, our owners keep a large dish of fresh water in our kitchen, which is available to use on a permanant basis. If we're thirsty or we need to wash down that 5 pounds of chow that we just woofed (no pun intended) down, we strut over to the dish and take a drink. You would think this water dish (full of fresh, filtered water) would satisfy is, right? Wrong!
Just like nearly every human, us canines find enjoyment through questionable channels. For some humans, that's going out to bars and drinking strong shots of tequila or watching reality television (did you see the 520 pound guy who lost 315 pounds?!?!). Our questionable practice has to do with drinking from the toilet. If you hear that slurping sound and we're not in the kitchen, we're getting our fill of toilet water as we take part in our 'lid up, head down, mouth open' technique. To us dogs, toilet water is like that ice cold beer that you enjoy after a long day at work....or that fresh, hot 'medium regular' from DD that some of you enjoy in the mornings (unless you live in western Florida, where that 'medium regular' is more of a chore than an enjoyable experience).
However, like some guilty pleasures, the toilet water is not good for dogs (or any human with a desire for drinking from the toilet). Having said that, if your dog is a toilet drinker, try to keep the lid down for them. If you do, your dog's tummy will not get upset, you won't have to pay for vet visits and/or canine anti-biotics, and you'll have extra money left over to buy us more dog treats (or human treats for yourself, such as Chipotle burritos....or Jonas Brothers tickets....or Steve Madden shoes (well, the shoes may turn out to be a treat for us as well, but that's a whole other story in itself)).
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