[Sandbudd]

If I think one of our dogs needs a drink, even the chow-chow, I lead them to the bowl of water, dip my fingers in the water and wet their noses with the water. They then will lick their noses, and figure out that it's water...mmmm, good, water...and I think 9 times out of 10, they'll stand there and take drinks of their own after that. (This trick seems to work well on car trips, too, when they are out of their element...in fact, that's when I noticed that this seemed to work.) Remember, they don't have to drink a bunch of water, but enough to keep hydrated!! Good Luck!!!