I saw a video today of a woman using a public water fountain in Central Park as a bidet for her dog. Gross. When I lived in Brooklyn, I sometimes saw people allowing their dogs to drink from public water fountains. Again, gross. I'm not a germaphobe. (Really, living in New York or in any large metropolitan area and riding public transit makes you get over a lot of issues with germs.) However, I draw the line with public water fountains. Aside from these examples of people using them for their pets, what about people who abuse the fountains themselves? What about the person who puts his or her mouth all over the spout? Ugh. This is why I don't drink from public water fountains. Yes, I know bottled water bottles are bad for the environment, but at least if I buy a bottle of water, I don't have to worry about someone else's (or some dog's) germs floating in that water. (I do normally use my own bottle that's filled with water I poured at home, so I'm not drinking bottled water all the time.)
As for the woman washing her dog's ass in the public fountain, someone did confront her about it, but the damage had been done. She should be ashamed of herself for doing what she did, but let her bad behavior be a lesson for us all. Avoid the public water fountains, folks, and bring your own beverage.
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