Looony2nz Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Hi - we don't have our pool built yet, but just wondering for those of you who have dogs that swim in your pool. Anything special you do to your pool after they swim to effectively filter the hair or ? Just curious. I have no clue if my dogs can swim, but I'm sure they'd love it. Thanks in advance for any suggestions Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anka Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Shari, We have three German Shepherds swimming in our pool and have no problem getting the hair out. We installed a 1.5 hp 2-speed pump which we run on high while they swim and for a couple of hours after and it has done a fine job pushing the hair into the skimmer. Before we had our own pool they swam in a friend's. She did nothing special as far as chemical treatment. Just make sure you check and clean the skimmer basket dilgently. Rinse the dogs off with clean water to remove the pool chemicals. If you live in a humid climate you might want to consider getting a dog dryer and blow them dry. We've had some skin problems on ours because their coats never really dried when the humidity was high. Anka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looony2nz Posted November 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 thanks for the reply ! We are getting the salt generator, so the water quality for them (and us) will be nice. Hopefully this will help out with the dogs being wet. (A dog dryer? ) thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango577 Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Shari, We have three German Shepherds swimming in our pool and have no problem getting the hair out. We installed a 1.5 hp 2-speed pump which we run on high while they swim and for a couple of hours after and it has done a fine job pushing the hair into the skimmer. Before we had our own pool they swam in a friend's. She did nothing special as far as chemical treatment. Just make sure you check and clean the skimmer basket dilgently. Rinse the dogs off with clean water to remove the pool chemicals. If you live in a humid climate you might want to consider getting a dog dryer and blow them dry. We've had some skin problems on ours because their coats never really dried when the humidity was high. Anka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango577 Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 I just have one Shepherd. He gets in the pool 3-4 times a day, I cant keep it clean, any help, it seems that he tracks dirt from the grass back in. Any ideas? Again thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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