Quote Originally Posted by KurtV View Post
They're good swimmers. Way back when, when I hunted 'coon, one led one of my dogs into a pond, waited till she was in the middle of it, and then jumped on the her head and drowned her. It was a shame, she was a very good hound; a blue tick.

Many people something in the pool that small animals can get on and use to get out of the pool. I think there are even some products sold specifically for that purpose that include a ramp for the animal to climb out of the pool on.

Edit: Here's the Skamper Ramp. Looks like it's a little under $50.00 from various online retailers. I'm sure there are other similar products.
Thanks for that tip, Kurt. My 5yo daughter has become enamoured of the family of rabbits that sneak into and out of the pool yard. I don't have the heart to tell her they're short one because it got into the pool a couple weeks ago and didn't survive. I'll be looking into this tomorrow.

Also, affirmative on the coons being a threat to dogs in the water. I grew up in the Adirondacks, on a lake, and we had dogs. And since I was small we were warned about this threat from coons. They can most definitely hold their own in the water and may be the smartest critter in the woods.


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