4 Little Tricks I've Learned

[dirtysouth]

Thanks Carl. I didn't know about the dog hair. That's some great advice. We don't let her in the water often but it's good knowing that her hair can cause problems.

Thanks again.

[CarlD]

Thanks Carl. I didn't know about the dog hair. That's some great advice. We don't let her in the water often but it's good knowing that her hair can cause problems.

Thanks again.

You are welcome! The skimmer socks are great to use all the time. I JUST finally tossed the first one this morning. The elastic was getting too stretched to hold it to the skimmer basket. They are something like 3 for $5 or 5 fo $5 and I've gotten over a month out of one.

Dog hair can clog the pump since it gets past both filter baskets, especially if she's shedding. (My dog when she blows her coat, about every 6 months, there is fur EVERYWHERE, indoors and out---that's a Belgian Tervuren for you!)

[VOLDADDY]

DS,

Great pics! Your water looks great. The pictures of the kids having fun is what a pool is all about. Looks like you enjoy your pool, along with family/friends/neighbors. Keep up the good work!

The pic of the little guy passed out in the chair was too cute!

[mammallama]

I also enjoyed your pictures.

Question: How do you get the dog in and out of the pool? Does he/she use a ladder? I have a lab with bad hips and I'm sure she would love to go for a swim, but I'm not sure how I'd get her in and out...

Hints?

(I don't have stairs, only a ladder...)

[CarlD]

For IG pools and AGs with decks, there's a pet ramp that lets them walk in and out of the pool. If you have an AG like DS does, I wouldn't do it--how do you get her out if she gets in trouble and panics?