I miss the pic of the day - dog question

[Ruby]

Ok as long as we're on the subject of pets and hot tubs, here is my little living doorbell (yapper)
(The dog, not the kid!)

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[petals20]

I did a search here in the forums for dogs/pets in the hot tub nothing came up so I thought this thread is ok to pose my question to y'all with dogs. That there below is my little man and he's with me 24/7, goes everywhere with me, he just enjoys the outdoors & going out as much as possible whereas our maltese hates to leave the house.

So my question is this, it's very warm in So ca right now and when we get our tub I can't wait to go in with my yorkie. Before you peta folks go crazy hear me out ok. So cause it's warm I'll leave the water temp lower like say in the low 90's during the peak of the day. I just know he will love it, he'll follow me & jump in right after he sees me get in. And of course I'm not going to let him in there very long.

Anybody else here done the same thing with their pooch,..hopefully ? 

 

[petals20]

Serious guys?...nobody here let your pooch in the spa with y'all.

 

[Vinny]

You have to remember a hot tub is not a pool. I read somewhere that 1 dog = 50 bathers so that would mean that you'll drain the water every other week if you let your dog in 4 times during that period.

I do have a dog and don't see the need to put her into my tub even if she liked the water, my last dog didn't like the water either. The only thing hot tub related my dog does is jump up onto the cover when it's closed to survey her kingdom ... and every so often to take a nap! When I'm in the tub she will be outside with me and she comes by every so often to say "HI", putting her front paws onto the shell and licking my head.

 

[petals20]

Did you see my little Yorkie? he's only about 7 lbs, plus I'll brush him really good to get any excess hair and I'll give him a quick minute bath wash from the patio hose so he'll be nice & clean. I not sure where you got that equation from = 50 bathers but that's just not possible.

Think about it,..his little whole body, the amount of hair is more or less equal to a human's head full of hair esp the ladies.

Oh wait I just remember,..there was a Sundance dealer I talked with when I was close to getting the Capri she said they let their 2 dogs in all the time and the filtration takes care of that with ease. She was the sales manager with 15 yrs exp and her dogs were a **** zu & doberman.

I even said that I'll turn the heat down to say low 90's and she replied back that it doesn't matter she leaves the temp at 100. The day I was at the Sundance dealer was after I posted my question. So anybody out there who was on the fence should feel ok with letting their family pooch in.

 

[Vinny]

To each his/her own.

I'm on my 3rd dog as an adult and don't find the need to share everything with her. I also would trust a salesperson telling me "yeah - it's safe" as most people who are selling things will tell you what you want to hear ... I believe most sales people are Joe Izuzu! And I'm from NYC ... we don't trust anybody!!

 

[Quickbeam]

I'm on my first dog, and while I absolutely love the little guy, I see no need to have him join me in our hot tub. He sits in a chair beside the tub while my wife and I are in the tub and he is quite content. He's my buddy and my companion, but I agree with Vinny, he doesn't have to be everywhere and do everything with me.

 

[Spatech_tuo]

I'm on my first dog, and while I absolutely love the little guy, I see no need to have him join me in our hot tub. He sits in a chair beside the tub while my wife and I are in the tub and he is quite content. He's my buddy and my companion, but I agree with Vinny, he doesn't have to be everywhere and do everything with me.

I have 3 dogs too, they're great but there are some things humans do that dogs don't need to do (like sit in a hot tub) and there are some things dogs do ... ( )

 

[doodle]

I had a vet tell me once to wash my dog in cooler water than what I would bathe in, so by that logic I think a hot tub would not be recommended.

We don't have to pant to keep cool after all.

 

[clovett]

As much as we love our dogs they will never be allowed in the tub.  The hair is an issue, the dirt on their feet is an issue...etc.  Plus if one got in while we were not looking they could drown because I am not sure they could get back out.  We love our dogs and I see no reason to chance it.

Also these replies are worthless without pics!

How can you resist such charm!!!

 

[Bonibelle]

When my poor dog became so crippled that she could barely get up, I started her with indoor water therapy in a "warm" tub at a special facility for pets. The treatment was wonderful for her condition because she was actually able to move those back legs! HOWEVER...the first time she went into the therapy tub, she released her bowls! The vets were not alarmed at all and said that was typical and that was why they had to keep the chlorine levels very high...so I am sure you have plenty of doggie urine in your tub as well.  If you really want to put your dog into a hot tub, I would turn the temp down, super sanitize and not have humans use it. Just saying, I know from experience and as much as I loved my dog, the thought never crossed my mind to put her in MY hot tub!

 

[andrewjohn1317]

heart touching story . its unique and awesome.

 

[Imled]

Since things look a little slow, let me introduce Max, the Wonder Dog

Max doesnt like my boat.  We took him for a nice, smooth cruise when we first got it.  He didnt barf, but he did take a dump in the boat

Otherwise, Max is cool.  He grins just like Stevie Wonder.

Guess Ill have to post a different photo every week.

 

[Alicatt]

Meet our Jack, a 17 year old Jack Russel terrier, now blind and deaf but still is fairly active for his age, a better dog with children I have never seen, here he is with my youngest granddaughter, he is so calm and tolerant with them and always has been. I first met him when he was 5 when I first met my new wife, he adopted me and is rarely more than 2 meters away from me. Last summer he started to decline and we thought he was a goner, he was constantly sick and could not keep his food in, reading up about it I changed his diet to fish and rice, it was an instant success, within a day he had perked up and then started to put weight back on, but every morning when I get up I still check him in his basket to see if he is still breathing. Alas I think I may have to take him to the vet one day, but while he is not in pain I don't have the heart to.

 

[ScotLorenzo]

I agree with the readiness thing...if I can teach our German Shepherd doggie how to ring a ringer to go outside instead of pooping in the house, I'm sure you could demonstrate your little woman there to keep away from the tub....anyhow, I would imagine that the water would be adequately warm to be clumsy for her. We acquired a little kiddie pool for our overwhelming the past summer, as they're slanted to warm stroke.