Water Safety at Home & on Vacation: Boats, Pools, Ponds, Waves (Tribute to Duncan)

3/24/2009

People tend to think that dogs are natural swimmers and if they fall in a pool, they will swim out. Oh yes, there are those amazing water dogs that can’t get enough of the water. But this warning post isn’t for them. Let them enjoy themselves.

Raja is not one of those. He’s got very little fat, so he’s not buoyant and he despises getting wet. I’ve tried to teach him to swim, but he has an unrepentantly poor attitude. Learning to swim is a terrifying experience for him and putting him through it makes me feel mean. Last summer, to celebrate his birthday, we took him on a canoe trip. (Perhaps we're crazy?) He loved the canoe and gliding down the river, but he hated capsizing (we did too). He hated it so much, that he managed to get low, brace himself against the seat and stay in the boat, while we went into the river.

Dogs who go boating need well fitted, firmly clasped life vests. Then no amount of panic will prevent them from bobbing up for air.

Swimming pools and small ponds present dangers for non-swimming dogs. All dogs, even dogs that can swim, cannot climb out up the ladder steps, especially with soaked fur. Elderly, thin or fragile dogs have great difficulty swimming. Dusk, night and quiet water make the surface seem solid. In winter, semi frozen ponds look like a continuation of the snowy ground.

Waves can pull a non-swimming dog in. Raja loves the beach, but he refuses to venture into the shivering sand near the waves. He got a little bit splashed by a wave once in Puerto Rico and never forgave the sea. He’ll stand on the sands in the dog permitted area of Long Beach, California and stare at the dogs playing in the water as if they’ve lost their minds. Hopefully their owners are looking out for the undertow.

Point is, water fun poses as many dangers for dogs as it does for children. This summer, keep an eye out for your dog near water, even if he thinks he’s the canine Michael Phelps.

(And many, many thanks to guest bloggers Connie and Enzo for the awesome Florida report. Hopefully they’ll have a lot more to share with us in future!)

39 Comments

Patricia Eskierski

3/24/2009 08:37:28 pm

Helen.. Thanks for the wonderful info on pet safety around water... also i apologize for not visiting your very informational site in a while ... What a cutie Enzo is .. Just wish Buttercup was a better traveler... had we had her from a puppy maybe she would be different ! All great info though and enjoy reading it !

Connie and Enzo

3/24/2009 10:38:11 pm

Hi Helen and Raja,
Love the picture of you and Raja in the canoe. What a trooper he is!
Thanks for the pet water safety information. You made me think, especially since Enzo and I will be at the beach in May.
Nice Tribute!

jude

3/25/2009 02:18:19 am

3/25/2009 02:24:42 am

One other note on pool safety. In the very hot weather the water level of the pool can drop quite quickly so a dog (or other animal) that can normally clamber out may find the water level is just too low and the edge too high. If unattended, exhaustion takes over and the poor animal will drown. This is an issue for unattended pools, ponds, etc. and don't forget vacant houses.

Kathryn

3/25/2009 02:32:06 am

My friend has a solar cover on their pool - it is blue just like the tarp that covers the pool in the winter, but just floats on the surface rather than being tethered. The animals don't seem to know the difference between the two. They no longer use the solar cover because the smaller pets walk on it and it starts to take on water- if it went under it would completely engulf the pet. Since they have never let this happen we don' know if the solar cover will actually sink or just take on a bit of water. Did they take this into consideration when they designed solar covers? are there different types?

Rev. McLane

3/25/2009 02:37:34 am

Boating with your canine friends is great fun...as long as everyone is wearing life vests! Great post Helen - Thanks.

Sheryl (Veronica & Piccadilly)

3/26/2009 07:23:43 am

Thanks for the tips; (nice as a tribute to our furry friend Duncan).

WOW - Raja kept himself in the canoe- impressive (in sailing we call that a dry roll); we've gone canoeing with Veronica (with a life jacket for her) and have been lucky enough not to capsize. We haven't been brave enough to go with the two dogs, yet.

- S

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3/27/2009 10:50:35 am

Thanks to all the wonderful posters for their great comments and tips. That solar cover is just ridiculously dangerous! Raja's going to Venice beach tomorrow (not dog friendly but it's still off season) and I'll be watching him like a hawk while chasing after him as fast as I can. That's us at Venice on the TD header. He runs me ragged!

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