Puddle water

Do you let you're dog drink puddle water?

Er, I don't get a choice, Dougal just goes for it whether I like it or not. If he's on lead I won't, but off lead he's frequently away ahead of me and at it before I am able to do anything.

Same here...she charges for it..licks it up then lies down and rolls in it!

Depends where the puddles are.................

Yep mine drink it with no ill effect (so far anyway!)

A puddle just in the street or on a field

I see alot of people telling their dog of for it so i wondered if there was a reason or if it could make them ill or something

No choice here either - Merlin could find a puddle in the Sahara!

Yes, if it looks alright or is out in the country side and so long as I know local farmers haven't being fertilising etc.

I do not permit puddle drinking in areas like car parks where there may be a build up of toxic chemicals such as antifreeze.

The same applies in arable fields re fertiliser and chemical spray run off.

In set aside, grass, silage, hay etc I have no problems with them drinking from puddles etc.

I try to maintain a balance somewhere between "paranoid" and "negligent"