Abstract: An article of manufacture for a portable animal watering container having a fluid reservoir having a resealable opening for accessing liquid and where the container is capable of carrying a volume of liquid, an open receptacle coupled to and situated in the reservoir near the opening, the receptacle having apertures on its bottom surface permitting communication between an interior of the reservoir and the receptacle, and where the apertures permit entry of the liquid into the receptacle up to a low level, so as to minimize spillage of the liquid from the receptacle. In a preferred embodiment the receptacle has apertures sized to permit a small amount of liquid to enter the receptacle at any one time and has a tight lid to prevent water from escaping during transport of the container. In another preferred embodiment, the receptacle is shaped in a frusto-conical or generally cylindrical.