I have purchased a heavy, 15 mil, bubble type cover that I will need to cut to fit. The cover itself is very capable of holding our 20# dog’s weight except for the edge where he could easily slip under it. So next is formulating a plan to prevent that before I cut the cover. Some thoughts I have in my head are:
1: Cut it oversized so that it laps the deck where it can be attaches with lead anchors in the deck and grommets in the cover.
2: Install lead anchors in the nose of the deck and do similar to #1 but also possibly gluing a rope around the edge of the cover to keep it somewhat taught.
3: Configure some kind of floating thing that will add buoyancy to the outside edge of the cover, maybe kids play noodles or something similar.
I am just thinking out loud here but hoping for some thoughtful feedback. An expensive cover is out of the question since I might as well use more gas to heat the pool and clean it a bit more often. I just have to believe there is a more economical solution.