Pool?

DogzRule1996 · Post by **DogzRule1996** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:09 pm

I want to buy a pool for my dog, but I'm afraid he might break it. Do you think this pool will do?

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DogzRule1996 · Post by **DogzRule1996** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:33 pm

Actually now I want to buy a different kind. I hear these plastic ones are cheap, around $8-$20, depending on size and where I get it. I can't find it anywhere. Wal-Mart, Target, Home Depot, etc. don't seem to have it.

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Fundog · Post by **Fundog** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:13 pm

They could be all sold out-- in my area, all of the stores, even the little grocery store, have a display of them all stacked up together out front, near the doors. If you don't see any, ask the employee working the garden section. They might have a stash of them somewhere. It is still hot in many areas of the country, so they can't be put away yet. If they are out, they might even order some more, if you put in a request.

DogzRule1996 · Post by **DogzRule1996** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:14 pm

And dogs don't use the restroom in the pool right? No accidents in the water?

Fundog · Post by **Fundog** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:54 pm

Uh... there's no guarantee of that. The last time I took my girls to the lake, Dottie peed in the water. But since she lived in a kennel for so long before we got her, she is really accustomed to going wherever she happens to be at the moment-- outside, that is.

Annie does not pee in the lake, though, as far as I've seen.

I guess it really depends on the dog.

Leigha · Post by **Leigha** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:30 pm

We bought one of those little blue plastic pools this year. My dogs HATE it. The doxies I guess have horrible memories of the time I put them in the bathtub and Bruiser just thinks it's some huge water bowl. It's pretty much just a backyard lawn decoration now.

maximoo · Post by **maximoo** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:10 pm

The plastic/hard ones are better b/c the dog can bite/pop the inflatable ones. However they ( the hard ones) are just for cooling off in, not for swimming as they are too small.
Check petsmart. They are selling at my Petsmart.

DogzRule1996 · Post by **DogzRule1996** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:40 pm

Our Petsmart doesn't sell it. I checked with the store by calling them. I'll try Wal-mart again, though I can't drive. Oh well, I'll just wait until the next time my mom goes shopping again!

Kristen · Post by **Kristen** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:09 pm

I let Merle swim in an in-ground pool a few times. Thankfully, depth doesn't bother her as it's 3ft-9ft. Chihuahuas could probably get enough exercise in a little wading pool.