Does your dog not drink enough? Does your dog use his water bowl for a bath? Has your dog ever completely run out of water and you that you feel guilty not only in leaving him alone to go to work but in addition, find you have not attended to his water needs? For dogs, your Leave it to Beaver father may have been right. According to the New York Times, who interviewed vets for an article about pet water fountains, there is no evidence to indicate that dogs are any more likely to drink out of a fountain than they are a bowl.