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12-04-2005, 02:56 PM | #1 |
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| People with Swimming Pools & Yorkies I have a friend who woke up to find her little dog floating in the pool, drowned to death. I am terrified of this happening to Otis. I will soon be moving into a house with a hot tub/swimming pool combo. My first inclination is to teach Otis how to swim to the stairs so if he fell in, he would know how to get himself out of the pool. My second thought is to keep him away from the pool entirely. He's very obedient, and I think he will listen. However, it will be extremely hot and I don't want to keep him from enjoying the pool either, esp if he sees mommy playing around in the water. I do have a life preserver for him, but I think it would be ridiculous to make him wear it in 100 degree weather. I'm not even sure he knows how to swim. Any thoughts? |
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12-04-2005, 03:00 PM | #2 |
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| We have a pool/hot tub combo in our backyard also, and even though Tucker and Tripp never visit alone, I did teach Tucker to swim to the steps (haven't had time to work with Tripp yet). And even though it takes a lot of Tuck's energy and he has so struggle a bit he does know where to get out so in case of an accident he would be able to get out. We don't regularly swim with him often because it just knocks him out for hours he gets so sleepy. But you might want to try his swimming skills and go from there.
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12-04-2005, 04:46 PM | #3 |
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| We have a pool out in our back yard....that's another reason Teddy is never left outside unattended. I believe it's really no different than having a small child in the house and we take the same precautions as we would if he were a child. We have taught him to swim to the step, but in taking him in the pool and allowing him to be around it when we are outdoors I find he is less curious and tends to stay away from it when we aren't back there with him.
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12-04-2005, 06:14 PM | #4 |
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| I have an inground pool and constantly worried about Desi. First, I taught her to keep away from the pool, but, because she is a Yorkie and naturally inquisitive, I thought it best to bring her in the pool and teach her how to climb out. I bought "Skamper Ramps" and installed 2 in different areas of the pool and showed her how to swim to them. Skamper Ramps are made for dogs to be able to climb in and out of pools, boats, etc. I was more relaxed knowing those ramps were in place.
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12-04-2005, 06:18 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 14K Club Member | as unattractive as it may seem, I'd put up a make shift fence, or go all out and put up a really nice one. I'd be afraid of the dog freaking out after falling in and not remembering to swim to the steps.
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12-05-2005, 06:48 AM | #6 |
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| I have heard of pool alarms. They stay in the pool and if the water is disturbed an alarm will sound. |
12-05-2005, 07:04 AM | #7 |
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| Sad to say, I had a friend with an 8 year old Yorkie that grew up with the pool and even went swimming with the people with a life preserver on and they found her drowned one day. Her long hair weighed her down. In rescue we would not adopt to people with a pool unless it had a fence around it but the bigger message should be to never let your little one outside without someone with them at all times. To many things can happen from predator animals, to someone stealing the dog or in this sad case, drowing.
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12-05-2005, 08:45 AM | #8 | |
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I too bought the Skamper ramps and taught my yorkies how to get to them. We practice constantly because it is a huge fear of mine. My daughter's friend's 18 yr old yorkie was just found in their pool dead. Here are pictures of the Skamper Ramp and Hefner "coaching Chai" how to save herself. Hefner loves the water and swimming while Chai is not as enthusiastic about getting all wet..... | |
12-05-2005, 09:02 AM | #9 |
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| I reread my post but it was too late to edit it and I think it sounded like I just threw my kids in the pool...LOL!! All of my kids had swimming lessons from the time they were tiny enfants and all are now wonderful swimmers (BRAG! My 15 year old son just received the MVP award for his water polo team and he is on the Junior olympic team!!) Anyway, part of the training was pool safety and what to do in an emergency. With a small baby or a toddler you teach them to reach up for the coping and then cross hand over hand until they come to the steps if they fall in where it is too deep to stand. They also do drills where the instructor throws them in in their clothes, shoes and all so they will learn what that feels like with the extra weight. They are taught to remove their shoes while still in the water, etc. Anyway, it was important when they were little and is for all children and furbabies who are around pools or any other water feature for that matter. |
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