I strive to keep things clean. This includes the bowls from which my dogs eat and drink.  I clean them out with warm soapy water or even give them a good run in the dishwasher if it’s needed.

Now I don’t do this every day.  But after a few days I do and especially if the bowl looks like it needs it (which sometimes may be just a few hours after a wash).

What I can’t stand is people who leave their pets eating and drinking bowls dirty and caked up. I have heard the excuse “They’re not human, they don’t care.” Granted, I am sure they don’t give a toss if they are eating and drinking out of fine china or the best think plastic and I am sure some of them don’t care if it’s nasty and dust covered. But the fact remains that it’s germ and bacteria covered.

Our pets get sick, just like we do. And one way to prevent them from getting ill is to clean off the surfaces they eat from and keep them as sanitary as possible.  I know they lick their own butts and crotches but that’s because the bacteria they have in their mouths keeps it clean. Which proves to me that animals do care if stuff is clean or not.