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Grandpa Tipped the Watering Can Toward the Pansies. Peanut Got There First.

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The pansies were supposed to get this water. Henry crouches by the flower bed in his beige sweater vest, tipping a galvanized watering can toward the purple and yellow blooms, but the spout is now pointed right at a much thirstier customer. Peanut has planted herself in the middle of the bed and is catching the trickle in her mouth, dark eyes wide and a little startled, droplets clinging to her chin. Henry looks on with an amused, patient smile. Behind them, clay pots and a coiled hose line the side of the house.

Dogs often drink from unexpected places like hoses, watering cans, and puddles, and while a sip of clean tap water is fine, a few sources are worth avoiding. Water that has been sitting in a can or bucket for a long time can grow algae or bacteria, and if plant food or fertilizer has been mixed in, it could make a dog sick. Garden puddles may also collect runoff from lawn treatments. The simplest fix is to keep a fresh bowl of clean water outside whenever your dog joins you in the garden, and to refill it often on warm days. Small dogs dehydrate faster than you might think.

The flowers will get their turn soon enough. For now, Henry has discovered that his watering can is the most popular drinking fountain in the yard, with a very small, very determined regular.

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