Every year hundreds of dogs lose their lives tragically by drowning, and more often than not,  in their own swimming pools or fish ponds. The most vulnerable are puppies and old dogs although many adult dogs also drown because they have never been taught pool sense. So here’s a lesson on how to pool proof your dog.

Fool Proof Your Yard from:

Most dogs know how to swim

First of all, most normal dogs can swim, although short snouted breeds like Bulldogs are questionable due to their respiratory problems. Rarely, a dog may never learn to swim probably due to extreme fear, but these are few and far between - both categories demand good fences and extreme caution to prevent drowning.

Exhaustion causes drowning

And while 99% of dogs can swim, it is exhaustion which causes their demise. Should the average dog fall into a pool, it will quickly recover it’s equilibrium and begin swimming to the side with the single intention of getting out.  And this is where the whole thing falls apart, because the poor animal doesn’t have the strength to drag its water logged body onto dry land - it will probably keep trying until it expends all it’s energy and sinks, or it will continue to swim around and around the pool looking for an escape - either way fatigue, shock and panic will claim another life.

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