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Puppy pool party

Deb1010again — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 11:32:08 GMT

They showed this on one of the morning news shows and it's absolutely adorable. About 25 dogs at a doggy day care at a big pool just for them. Take a minute and watch it, it's GREAT.

http://www.weather.com/travel/summer-twist/dogs-pool-party-video-20140817

What do you think?

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luvmyteddy4 — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 11:51:52 GMT

That's cute, none of my dogs were swimmers, they were all waders.

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Preds — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 12:30:15 GMT

I think it wasn't long enough! I wanted to watch them play some more. LOL

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Deb1010again — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 12:30:50 GMT

On 8/19/2014 luvmyteddy said:
That's cute, none of my dogs were swimmers, they were all waders.

Yes, some of them stayed in the shallow end. They were so excited, it was so cute!

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Topaz Gem — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 14:26:51 GMT

They look like they're having so much fun!

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Buck-i-Nana — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 14:30:57 GMT

Cute!

My dogs and I always look forward to the end of summer because the big pool at the county fairgrounds has their dash and splash day to close the pool for the season. Before it's drained, they let everyone brings their dogs to play in the pool! It's a blast to watch all the dogs play in the water. Some are jumpers, right off the side into the deep end, some are waders in the shallow end and some are watchers with the "heck no, I'm not going in there are you nuts?"

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terrier3 — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 14:41:12 GMT

My dog goes to day camp with doggy swimming parties. He even gets a free blow dry afterward!

He's more of a wader too...

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lulu2 — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 14:51:47 GMT

We've always had a cocker spaniel and have always had a pool. Most dogs love the water, the problem is many of their ears do not. I cannot begin to count how many ear infections we battled that were attributed to the pool. Be careful if your dog has covered ears. The water gets in and it's tough to get it out.

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Buck-i-Nana — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 14:58:39 GMT

On 8/19/2014 lulu2 said:
We've always had a cocker spaniel and have always had a pool. Most dogs love the water, the problem is many of their ears do not. I cannot begin to count how many ear infections we battled that were attributed to the pool. Be careful if your dog has covered ears. The water gets in and it's tough to get it out.

You can use a mixture of alcohol and white vinegar and put a couple of drops in each ear when they come out of the water. The alcohol help dry them and the white vinegar works to stop any bacteria from growing.

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Deb1010again — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 15:53:35 GMT

On 8/19/2014 Buck-i-Nana said:
Cute!

My dogs and I always look forward to the end of summer because the big pool at the county fairgrounds has their dash and splash day to close the pool for the season. Before it's drained, they let everyone brings their dogs to play in the pool! It's a blast to watch all the dogs play in the water. Some are jumpers, right off the side into the deep end, some are waders in the shallow end and some are watchers with the "heck no, I'm not going in there are you nuts?"

That sounds wonderful! I'd love to see it!

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lulu2 — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:27:19 GMT

On 8/19/2014 Buck-i-Nana said:
On 8/19/2014 lulu2 said:
We've always had a cocker spaniel and have always had a pool. Most dogs love the water, the problem is many of their ears do not. I cannot begin to count how many ear infections we battled that were attributed to the pool. Be careful if your dog has covered ears. The water gets in and it's tough to get it out.

You can use a mixture of alcohol and white vinegar and put a couple of drops in each ear when they come out of the water. The alcohol help dry them and the white vinegar works to stop any bacteria from growing.

Thank you for your reply. That did work for some of our dogs. Our present companion spends once a month at the vet over his ears. We've tried more antibiotics, both oral and drops. Just when you think his ears are clear, he gets groomed, or gets a bath, or jumps in the pool. He is a (handsome) devil.

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vermint — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:40:16 GMT

Our last dog (Lab) loved to swim! He was a rescue, and the 1st day we had him he found the pond all on his own and went for a swim. Most days in the spring/summer/fall we would come home from work and he'd be soaking wet...and sometimes in the winter, too, if it wasn't freezing!

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MaggieToo — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:44:40 GMT

There is a doggy day care not too far from our town that has a pool, too. There are not as many dogs, though.

They sure looked like they were having a blast.

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Deb1010again — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:47:43 GMT

On 8/19/2014 vermint said:
Our last dog (Lab) loved to swim! He was a rescue, and the 1st day we had him he found the pond all on his own and went for a swim. Most days in the spring/summer/fall we would come home from work and he'd be soaking wet...and sometimes in the winter, too, if it wasn't freezing!

How funny! That's nice that he could swim whenever he wanted to -- even in the winter.

My parent's dog was like that - a golden retriever. If he saw water of any kind he was in it. Problem was if we were out and had to take him home in the car. A pond sometimes made him stinky.

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vermint — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 18:01:32 GMT

On 8/19/2014 Deb1010again said:
On 8/19/2014 vermint said:
Our last dog (Lab) loved to swim! He was a rescue, and the 1st day we had him he found the pond all on his own and went for a swim. Most days in the spring/summer/fall we would come home from work and he'd be soaking wet...and sometimes in the winter, too, if it wasn't freezing!

How funny! That's nice that he could swim whenever he wanted to -- even in the winter.

My parent's dog was like that - a golden retriever. If he saw water of any kind he was in it. Problem was if we were out and had to take him home in the car. A pond sometimes made him stinky.

Oh, yeah, he got frequent baths because of that! Pond water does make them stinky!

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milly1 — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 19:17:01 GMT

We've had black labs since we've been married. There's never been a puddle they haven't gone through.

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Lila Belle — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 03:10:24 GMT

Our neighborhood pool has a ""doggie swim"" after the last people swim. The next day is the pool maintenance and big cleaning when it's shut down for the season.

The dogs get an hour and it's a blast !