Recent content by tschaefges

Yes, it's a PetStep folding ramp on a homemade PVC stand. They last about 3 years before the rubber treads wear off. The first thing we teach the dogs is how to get out of the pool using the ramp. Once they learn that they almost never touch the sides again.

It would be great if the app remembered the preferred FC levels.

We have multiple dogs in our pool all the time. Use a skimmer sock to trap the hair and never put borax in the water (it's toxic to dogs).

Our pool is primarily used by our dogs. It is maintained using the principles on this site using only liquid chlorine (bleach) and muriatic acid. Some chemicals are toxic to dogs, and whether they lap up water or not, dogs tend to ingest large quantities just swimming around with their mouths...

We have 5 labs that swim in our pool at least five days a week and a host of other dogs that come to party. Once they learn to get in and out using a ramp, they almost never touch the sides. We use a PetStep ramp mounted on a PVC stand to get the dogs out. New dogs get in using the ramp, but...

If your dogs are retrieving from the pool or swimming around with a toy in their mouth, they may swallow a lot of water without appearing to drink because their mouth will be open and at water level. None of our dogs lap water from the pool like they would from a bowl, but they still take on...

I posted a picture of the setup we use for our dogs in a another thread: Giant Dogs, 2 190 lbs English Mastiffs swimmers

We have five Labradors and they and their canine friends are in our pool almost every day. We use a PetSTEP folding ramp to get dogs out of the pool. It is very sturdy and can easily take the weight of a Mastiff. I mounted the ramp on a custom-built PVC stand. The setup is very stable and it...

Is there any way to dissolve the CYA without running the pump? It is a soft-side pool that is not conducive to running the pump at 60% full.

I normally use the Pool School instructions for closing my above ground pool. This year, however, I will have to fully drain the pool within the next couple of weeks in order to make repairs to some of the metal parts. My plan has been to drain the pool, make the repairs, then order a tanker of...

What do you to get the dogs out? Do you use a ramp? We use a PetStep ramp on a custom stand, but I have been looking for something much wider. The PetStep is only 18".

I target the CYA in our outdoor dog pool to be around 40 and find that I have to shoot for FC of about 8 to prevent it going below 3 after the dogs are finished swimming. I once heard from a guy who ran a dock diving pool that if you wet the dogs before they get into the pool the chlorine demand...