How to play it safe when it comes to dogs and swimming pools - Pasadena Humane

Is Swimming Actually Good for Dogs - An Honest Look at the Benefits

Dog owners ask the swimming question a lot, usually in one of two moods: hopeful, because someone told them it would fix a boisterous Labrador’s excess energy, or sceptical, because a neighbour’s dog hated the water and they don’t want to force anything. Both instincts are reasonable. Swimming is a genuinely useful form of exercise for a lot of dogs, but it isn’t universal, and the honest answer sits somewhere between the enthusiastic claims and…

How to play it safe when it comes to dogs and swimming pools - Pasadena Humane

The dog days of summer are officially here, and adoptable pup Whimsy has found one of the best ways to beat the heat. Like many dogs at Pasadena Humane, she loves spending time in a kiddie pool, splashing in the water, playing with toys, and cooling off on a warm afternoon. But when it comes to our pets, enjoying the water and being safe in it are not necessarily the same thing. To help us better understand how to keep pets safe around water, I…