When thinking about filtration and dog pools its all about the hair! There are 3 main options on the market today for filters – a D.E. Filter (which stands for Diatomaceous Earth), a SAND filter or a Cartridge filter. I think the most important thing is to oversize your filter. Go with the largest filter size you can get, its money well spent. Something that most pool companies won’t understand is that we are dealing with dog hair. We aren’t …
WHAT CHEMICAL LEVELS DO I NEED TO TEST FOR REGULARLY? The four main tests to perform with a test kit are pH, Chlorine (or other sanitizer residual, Total Aklalinity and Calcium Hardness. You need to get a routine and test your water daily and stay up on the maintenance so that it never gets out of balance. WHAT ARE THE RECOMMENDED LEVELS? pH: 7.2 – 7.8 Chlorine: 1.0 – 2.0 ppm Total Alkalinity: 80 – 120 ppm Calcium Hardness: 180 …
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Ok! So now you have a pool ! Now the fun begins – – – shopping for floating dog toys and getting all the other cool stuff that you need. Did you know that when you open a dog spa FLOATING DOG TOYS are a legitimate expense on your tax return ? Click here to find out what my friend Brodie says about floating dog toys! Skamper Ramp This simple device will save pets and little critters’ lives. Skamper-Ramp works! …
Fascia is the one single that that connects us… it’s the wrapping in the body that surrounds every single muscle, bone, organ… every little thing in the body is surrounded by and connected by fascia. If someone were to remove every bone, muscle, and organ from your body – you would still be recognizable to your friends by your fascia network! Now wouldn’t THAT be spooky!!! Structural Integration leader John Latz says: “This matrix (called fascia) connects, or binds together, …
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Towels and the laundering of towels will be one item that anyone with a pool will become all too familiar with. It is nice when planning the design of your pool, that you allow for a washer and dryer nearby. Get plenty of towels – cheap ones. Some pools ask the client to bring their own towels but this can be an inconvenience and then you are sending the client home with a car full of wet towels. I prefer …
What do we do when our loving pets face the last leg of the race? We do all we can to help them finish well, of course. We take time to read the unspoken needs of the friends we’ve come to know so well. We give the simple reassurance of a loving touch when the old boy seems confused for no reason. We groom them faithfully, but more gently, as age brings muscle wasting, and the arthritic bones aren’t so …
By using a combination system of Hydrogen Peroxide, Ultra-Violet Light, & Super Filtration we keep the water healthy and clean for the environment! Hydrogen peroxide kills microorganisms by over oxidizing them with too much oxygen. Hydrogen peroxide is water and oxygen, the two most essential and beneficial elements to human life. H202 will naturally and completely decompose through its usage cycle into pure and safe atoms of only water and oxygen. Thus, there is neither chemical build up nor conversion to other chemical …
“My beloved dog Cricket is slowly slipping away. I keep thinking each day might be her last, and yet she keeps on surprising me …” Cricket is La Paw Spa’s long-time “cover girl”. Continue reading this essay by Cricket’s owner:Death by inches.