[oceanperch]

Hair I Don't have a link but...
My local paper here on the Oregon Coast reminds us that after a storm do not mix with the beach/stream water for at least two days due to bacteria that can lead to GI and other bugs.

Does this effect our pets too?

One would think.

[HairOfTheDog]

I had a lab get Giardia - an intestinal bug somewhat common to ponds and the main reason we should boil stream water when camping... He picked it up camping, drinking out of a lake. It was as nasty and unpleasant as it might be in people, vomiting and diarrhea ... But recoverable, and that's only one time I've seen them get sick... Otherwise, I've seen dogs drink from and eat the foulest things and be just fine. :~D So go figure.