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A registered veterinary nurse is urging dog owners to stop letting their dogs have water from shared bowls. Urging people to bring their own source of water, she warns owners that if your dog ...

"Communal water bowls are any water bowls that have been left outside of a person's house, outside of a shop, or even at the dog park - basically any that multiple dogs can drink from." Even ...

As summer draws nearer, millions of dog walkers will be letting their pets cool down with a refreshing lap of water from a public bowl. But according to a scientist, this seemingly harmless act ...