One very important element of your puppy's good health is clean, pure, fresh water.   We strongly recommend well water, filtered water or bottled water for your dog's health.  Many municipal water systems are treated with chlorine and other chemicals.  In our opinion, chemicals in the water may cause serious health problems in dogs, as well as humans.   We don't recommend letting your dog drink this kind of water (and don't drink it yourself)!

Please know that throughout the lifetime of your puppy and dog and beyond, we are always here to answer questions, give advice, and offer support.  We really care what happens to our puppies as they grow up and encourage our owners to keep in touch with us throughout the dog's lifetime.

While you are house breaking your puppy, you don't want the puppy drinking a lot of water  at night but you do want the puppy to have access to moisture.  We find that putting some ice cubes in a small bowl or cup in the crate allows the puppy access to enough moisture (as the ice dubes melt) to cool it down and prevent dehydration, without undesired effect of having to make an outside trip in the middle of the night.