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74 here in the Florida Panhandle. We have been swimming about every day since the water went to 73 degrees. It is very cold getting in but you adjust pretty quick. We only stay in for about 1 hour. Once it gets into the 80's we will be able to spend the whole weekends just floating around.

Potty training -- take him out ALL the time (every hour) Vet - shots, chipped feeding schedule -- set one up that works for your work schedule. We do 3 times a day, when we get up. Lunchtime, and Supper. Treats for training - we make our own by making chicken jerky in food dehydrator. If you...

We have found that those foam floats have a tendency to get torn up by the dogs claws. We use a "Styrofoam bean" filled float for out pup that has shown no signs of tearing up.

Sounds like you are set. That is good news.

This is the best advice in this thread. Go visit the breeder or anyone that owns a Golden Retriever and see what symptoms your children have. The truth is that Goldens do shed a LOT. This is their worst drawback. So take your kids to play with a Golden. Have them pet, hug, and love on them...

We only give ours "PureBites", "Vital Essentials", or I dehydrate chicken jerky for her. Our Golden Retriever has a very sensitive stomach. Though she will eat anything, her stomach does not like everything. During training when they are very young (2-6 months), you can use some of their...

Forgot to mention... one of the best things we did was to not give the puppy scraps from the table or our plates. Cheyenne has never begged for food and when we sit down to eat, she happily goes and lays down in her bed and waits for us to finish. Even when we take her on picnics, we can sit...

Our Golden Retriever, Cheyenne, is going to be 1 year old this month. I was taking her to classes until COVID hit. Now I use YouTube and practice, practice, practice. She is the best ever! The only problem I have currently with her is that she just loves everyone TOO much (i.e., she has to...

Kimkats basically followed the same technique we used with our Golden Retriever puppy. I took her into the pool with me and carried her to one side of the pool. I then let her start swimming while I moved to the exit stairs in the pool. She swam towards me until her feet hit the stairs and...

Not as lucky as PoolBrews. Here in the Panhandle the temp is at 74 degrees. Getting close to swim time.

88.5 in the pool...89 degrees air temperature. It is strange that the pool is sometimes warmer than the ambient temperature. That is one of the advantages of above ground pools, I guess.

86.4 degF today. It was wonderful to get into after work.

Same here. Sunbrella fabric just seems to last. I have a sunbrella umbrella and a regular umbrella (Walmart at half the price). The cheap regular umbrella has almost faded completely out after 1 year. The sunbrella is going on 2 years and looks like the day we bought it. Realize that we are...

84.2... perfect right now. Problem is it is going to keep on getting warmer.

Sounds like I may need to start thinking about a heater to speed up my swim time. it is 65 deg here.

My pool is now 48 degrees. :(

Pool was up to 84 degrees. Was nice to be able to get back in after 2 weeks of no swimming. I was almost positive that swim season was over.

91 degrees today.

Matt, On my Weber Gas Grill, I have a smoker box (https://www.amazon.com/Weber-7541-Gas-Grill-Smoker/dp/B000WOOATG/ref=pd_sbs_86_5?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=J93WEHGK5APPFMB2XFAN) that I put wet wood chips in to create that smoky flavor when I BBQ. I have cooked ribs for hours using this...

92 is a little warm for me during the day so I hooked up our fountain to let it run at night to cool down the water. Also while we swim, having the fountain spray on you as you float by is a nice way to cool off.

92 Last night when we were floating in the pool watching Fireworks. Happy 4th of July!

89 degrees here today. Still feels good but close to too warm

85 our house, but the rain continues to make it fluctuate between 80 and 85. When we can swim, 85 is the perfect temperature.

Temp dropped to 72 degrees. :(

It is funny here. We seem to have seasons of bugs. Right now it is mole cricket season. I had six in the skimmer yesterday. A month ago, it was small black beetle season. Before that it was ladybug season. It is my first year with the pool so I am still learning. Luckily my pool is 4.5'...

Mine was 72 also. Still too cold for me. :(

69 Degrees here today. Noticed the Pool started eating chlorine again. It has begun to waken-up! :)

Though I love the look of Sago palms, you will need to avoid them if you have pets. They are lethal if ingested by dogs. I have banana trees all around my Jacuzzi for privacy. Also they produce nice bananas to eat. /smile

With the last week of hot waves, the pool went from 76 degrees to 82 yesterday. I was back in it. I had to hit the hot tub once I got out, but still nice to be able to get back in. I am afraid it is going to get much cooler here soon. :(

Same here. We are at least hoping until Mid-October. :)