Tag Archives: Pool Safety

Water Safety for Pets

With the official start of summer just days away, this is a good time to take a look at water safety. Whether you’re bringing your pup along for a boat ride or just lounging by the pool, it is your responsibility to keep ALL family members safe. Do you know if your dog can swim? Closely supervise your pet’s first interactions with water. Forcing him into the water can lead to stress and fear — my brother tossed one of his dogs into the pool once and now she won’t go near it. Even if your dog is a strong … Continue reading →

Keep Your Pool Safe and Healthy!

If you are inviting others to enjoy your pool, it is your responsibility to keep your pool safe and healthy for your guests! The first and best thing you can do to prevent recreational water illnesses is regularly check chlorine and pH levels in the pool. Chlorine is your main germ-fighter. It kills off germs that get into the pool water, but it takes time to work. Your chlorine levels should be somewhere between 1.0 and 3.0 parts per million, and you need to test your levels daily. Why? Because things like dirt and debris in the water and even … Continue reading →

How to Clean Up Poop In The Pool

It is gross, but it does occasionally happen: your backyard oasis becomes an accidental bathroom. Fecal matter in the pool water can carry germs and bacteria like E. coli and hepatitis A, or even parasites that can make other swimmers sick. Recreational water illnesses are spread most often by swallowing pool water that has been contaminated. One person with diarrhea can easily contaminate the pool — though the water will dilute and distribute the germs, the germs are still present. Chlorine in the pool water does kill most germs that are responsible for water-borne illnesses, but chlorine takes time to … Continue reading →

Outdoor Pet Safety

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First and foremost, don’t let your pets roam the neighborhood! They are at risk for being hit by a car, getting attacked by another animal, and more. Walk your dog on a leash and/or exercise your pets in a fenced yard. Make sure your fence is sturdy and there are no holes through which your pets can escape. Make sure your fence is high enough to keep your pet from jumping or climbing out. An electric fence may keep your dog in but won’t keep other animals out. Don’t chain or tie your pets outside without supervision. An unsupervised pet … Continue reading →

She Could Have Drowned

I’m talking pool safety here. I know, I know, everyone knows to watch your kids around water, right? Wrong. Each year hundreds of children die because parents turn their backs for “just a second.” It happens in my state. It happens in yours. Kids drown silently. You might know this figuratively, but until you’ve seen a child sink silently into the water, you may not realize how quietly. A few weeks back my husband and I took our children, ages five and two, to the pool at our apartment complex. It’s a large pool and we had a great time. … Continue reading →

Swimming Lessons for You & Your Child

With summer rapidly approaching, a favored activity for you and your children is more than likely to be swimming. My daughter loves the water and if she could spend all day in it, she would. Swimming lessons are a great idea, especially for young children, to improve their skill level and to help maintain water safety. Whether you sign your child up for swimming lessons at the YMCA, with a private instructor or try to teach them yourself, you will find that lessons are rewarding for both of you. You will worry less about your child if they are strong … Continue reading →