Can the pool alarm be tested/activated occasionally? I can't imagine a worse thing then losing a beloved animal companion to a pool. I think if that happened to me I would have the thing filled in; I could never look at it again as a source of pleasure. Fortunately, none of my 3 dogs enjoys being outside if I'm not so I'll never have to worry about that (they make me walk them twice a day instead, rain or shine).

I realized the other day that had I had on the cheapo cover I initially bought and put on, Betty would've gone under. I only had that cover on for 20 minutes last Fall before one of the seams began to give and a foot-long section opened up (ouch to sliding an air mattress under a tear just minutes into putting a new cover on). I subsequently got a quality cover from the guy who installed my new liner. Thank God for that!