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Swimming hole for my dogs

squerly

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We have a couple of ponds by the cabin and a stream that runs 365 days a year, but when we get up to the new house there isn't any available water for the dogs to cool off and play in.

We get quite a bit of overflow from the house spring so I decided to take some of rocks (and pool liner) and make a swimming hole for them. The "pond" is by the road on the way up to the house, so properly landscaped it will become a nice visual point too.

Anyhow, here is the project so far. Started it 3 days ago and last night we put in the liner. Walked up and gave the dogs their first introduction to the pond a few minutes ago, it's a hit!

Lots of landscaping to do but so far, so good!
 

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bczoom

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Sweet!

That pipe is spitting out a lot of water. Is that its normal flow?
 
JEV

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Are you lining the bottom with flat rocks to keep the dogs nails from puncturing the liner???
 
Doc

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Very nice. They'll love that.

Your post reminds me of how much I could use a grapple. What make is that one?

Wish I had lots of big rocks like that too. :thumb:
 
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EastTexFrank

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It's a darned good job that my dogs have no computer skills or you could get me in a lot of trouble. :yum:

Really sweet set up. I'm impressed. :clap:
 
squerly

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JEV said:
Are you lining the bottom with flat rocks to keep the dogs nails from puncturing the liner???
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Jev, the liner is rubber like what an inner tube is made of. It's VERY strong, dog nails could never even begin to damage it.
EastTexFrank said:
It's a darned good job that my dogs have no computer skills or you could get me in a lot of trouble. :yum:

Really sweet set up. I'm impressed. :clap:
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It will be pretty cool when it's finished. Got a ways to go but with some trees, plants and a whole bunch of rocks it will be pretty nice.

Thanks everyone!
 

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Truth be known, he promised the wife a swimming pool. The dogs just beat her to it....:whistling:
 
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bczoom

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I wonder how long it will last after the dogs play in it, take a roll in the mud then walk into Mrs. Squerly's new house...
 
squerly

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Trimmed back the liner, cut down the blackberry bushes on the rear hill, planted some ferns from elsewhere on the property and planted some Leyland Cypress trees.
 

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EastTexFrank

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You've got that looking too good for the dogs. It would be a good place for you and Mrs Squerly to relax in the evening during this hot weather. Watch the sun go down while sharing a bottle of Chablis. Oh wait! That's a Cialis advertisment. Carry on. Forget I said anything. :biggrin:
 
Kane

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Nice attraction, squerly! What a ball!

Hey, is there a turnaround for folks that come up your drive by 'accident'? Is the swimmin' hole above or below your gate?
 
squerly

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Kane said:
Hey, is there a turnaround for folks that come up your drive by 'accident'? Is the swimmin' hole above or below your gate?
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The swimming hold is way past the front gate. No turn around once you get past the fields and onto the last 1/8 mile of driveway but to get that far requires you to ignore the posted signs and to get past two gates. Right now I've got more traffic than the Wal-Mart in town, but as soon as we finish construction I will lock it all back up.
 
squerly

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Shep, enjoying his swimming hole today!
 

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