Page 14 | To think having dogs in Saltdean lido is utterly disgusting?

LoremIpsumCici · 06/08/2024 08:40

UrbanFan · 06/08/2024 08:32

They must have health and safety assessed it and it likely coincides with some treatment of the pool. I'm sure the doggies love it and you don't have to go. Use one of our sewerage filled beaches or rivers instead.

Yes, I am sure the same government suits that approved sewage filled rivers, lakes and beaches also rubber stamped this explosive brain fart of an idea.

K0OLA1D · 06/08/2024 08:39

LoremIpsumCici · 06/08/2024 08:37

Really?! And here I was thinking I was going to be bundled into a riot van, handcuffed and tossed in the pool with the dogs.

Stupid question.

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So why does it bother you so?

NoisyDenimShaker · 06/08/2024 08:39

llamajohn · 06/08/2024 07:50

They let dogs into the lido with people on weekends 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢

https://www.saltdeanlido.co.uk/dogtember

Wait. I know this place, and this is not accurate. Dogs are NOT allowed in the Lido, except in a short break between swim seasons when it's closed to the public.

The Lido summer swim season runs until September 12, and is then closed to the public. The dogs can then swim in the Lido at weekends from September 12-October 6. Owners can get into the pool with the dogs. But the general public are not allowed; you have to be a dog owner and buy a special ticket in advance.

After Dogtember finishes, the pool is drained, cleaned, and refilled.

The reason they do Dogtember is because it raises about 250k for the Lido, which is a charity.

Also, doggies really enjoy it! There are lots of photos of them looking so happy having a nice swim!

Hobbes8 · 06/08/2024 08:39

LoremIpsumCici · 06/08/2024 08:36

It’s still making money to make money to offset costs. All businesses make money to offset costs! (and if a for profit business hopefully make a profit).

Yes, I am sure in the fine print of buying the human ticket to swim with a dog, it says you release all liability to the pool.

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It not a profitable business. It’s a community interest company run by volunteers.

This thread is weird. I use the lido several times a week and don’t fancy swimming with dogs, so I don’t go to the dog swims. They’re not hard to avoid. It’s not like you can accidentally turn up and there’s hordes of dogs there.

SuePreemly · 06/08/2024 08:38

Not all lidos are sea water, unless they're pumping it a long way to Chipping Norton etc

These sessions are basically the last few before the pool is closed, cleaned and put to bed for the winter.

It's all clean before it's human only swims next year.

Besides which my dog gets out the water to pee, as do all dogs but I am pretty sure all the humans don't!

Devilsmommy · 06/08/2024 08:38

EverywhereYouGo · 06/08/2024 08:23

It's not all about you. Businesses allow dogs in because they make more money. Go where you like, avoid where you don't like, no one is going to care.

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Yes but would the businesses be so quick to allow them if the people who didn't like them being there actually made a fuss about it. I agree with @completeworks , so sick of dogs everywhere

Ponkpinkpink15 · 06/08/2024 08:38

Hobbes8 · 06/08/2024 08:26

Saltdean Lido has been restored by volunteers who formed a community interest group to save it from developers. It’s incredibly expensive to run a heated outdoor pool, and it’s been incredibly difficult to restore the lido building as it’s listed and was in very poor shape when they took it on.

The dog weekends are hugely popular and make money to help subsidise the rest of the season. As PPs have said, they run them at the end of the season when the pool would otherwise be closed, and the pool is cleaned before reopening to humans.

@Hobbes8

Don't be letting the truth get in the way of frothing!!
😊

K0OLA1D · 06/08/2024 08:37

LoremIpsumCici · 06/08/2024 08:22

Mixing dogs and humans together while sharing pool water is a recipe for disaster

mortality rate of 30% for humans- Capnocytophaga canimorsus - normal in dog saliva.
parasites like toxocara canis- do you want worms literally wriggling their way through your flesh? To your eyes? Causing permanent blindness? And if pregnant losing your baby?

And again, no one is forcing anyone to go in

LoremIpsumCici · 06/08/2024 08:37

K0OLA1D · 06/08/2024 08:36

You do realise no one is forcing anyone to go don't you?

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Really?! And here I was thinking I was going to be bundled into a riot van, handcuffed and tossed in the pool with the dogs.

Stupid question.

Mumandcarer80 · 06/08/2024 08:36

HazelLion · 06/08/2024 07:53

Meh, it's chlorinated isn't it? You must not realise how disgusting humans are. Dogs are unlikely to go to the toilet in a pool, but we can't say the same for people.

Lidos are sea water.

Cobblersorchard · 06/08/2024 08:36

I can’t see the problem, it’s specific sessions at the end of the season after which they clean it.

LoremIpsumCici · 06/08/2024 08:36

Hobbes8 · 06/08/2024 08:33

They don’t make money. The volunteer organisation offset the loss from running the pool. The public health aspect is covered because the pool is closed and cleaned before it reopens. The only sessions running are the dog swims. It’s entirely up to dog owners if they want to swim with their dogs or not.

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It’s still making money to make money to offset costs. All businesses make money to offset costs! (and if a for profit business hopefully make a profit).

Yes, I am sure in the fine print of buying the human ticket to swim with a dog, it says you release all liability to the pool.

K0OLA1D · 06/08/2024 08:36

LoremIpsumCici · 06/08/2024 08:14

Well, I am never going to any lido that allows dogs in.
Disgusting beyond belief.
Their Dogtember also says you can swim with your dog, and they recommend long sleeves so your arms don’t get scratched.
How has health & safety ever approved this?

You do realise no one is forcing anyone to go don't you?

Greenbananasoup · 06/08/2024 08:35

‘Dog people’ are so embarrassing lol

MelainesLaugh · 06/08/2024 08:35

Dogs are cleaner than most children!!!!

RheaRend · 06/08/2024 08:35

They do it at the end of the season! It is not done every week in the middle of the season.

garlictwist · 06/08/2024 08:35

Shade17 · 06/08/2024 08:06

You’re swimming in water which has literally cleaned the arsehole of every single person that’s used it, a few dogs aren’t going to make much difference.

Speak for yourself but when I get in a pool my arsehole is already clean. What do you think people are doing before they get in a pool, wiping shit everywhere? Most people are hygenic and care about water safety. Dogs do not.

UpThereForThinkingDownThereForDancing · 06/08/2024 08:34

This thread has biased all the responses because it was started with a complete misrepresentation!

It happens at end of year, pre-annual clean down only folks!

pictoosh · 06/08/2024 08:34

Don't fancy it? Don't go.

Let other people enjoy themselves.

LoremIpsumCici · 06/08/2024 08:33

Allthingsdecember · 06/08/2024 08:30

Good luck asking my toddler not to pee in the pool too 😁. Unfortunately swim nappies only catch solids!

Surely you shower after the pool because of all the human sweat, skin, and poo particles anyway?

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Humans shower before and after the pool - no mention of hosing down the dogs first in this advert.

Hobbes8 · 06/08/2024 08:33

LoremIpsumCici · 06/08/2024 08:28

There you have it, making money is more important than safety or public health.
The over 16 to swim with the dogs is probably more about the bad press they’d get when a child falls seriously ill.

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They don’t make money. The volunteer organisation offset the loss from running the pool. The public health aspect is covered because the pool is closed and cleaned before it reopens. The only sessions running are the dog swims. It’s entirely up to dog owners if they want to swim with their dogs or not.

UrbanFan · 06/08/2024 08:32

They must have health and safety assessed it and it likely coincides with some treatment of the pool. I'm sure the doggies love it and you don't have to go. Use one of our sewerage filled beaches or rivers instead.

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 06/08/2024 08:32

Perfect28 · 06/08/2024 08:06

How are so many so sure that dogs won't wee in the pool? It's not like you can ask them...

This is gross

Have you seen a tree grow in the pool?

That’s why.

LoremIpsumCici · 06/08/2024 08:32

Mrsjayy · 06/08/2024 08:27

It's closed in September dog swim or not it is closed I can't believe you let your children swim in the sea it could have all sort of shit floating in it

Gross!

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The sea is a hell of a lot bigger than a 40m heated lido packed with 50 dogs.

Have I mentioned that heated water means high bacteria counts? And that chlorine doesn’t kill everything?

ticktickticktickBOOM · 06/08/2024 08:31

Mrsjayy · 06/08/2024 08:27

It's closed in September dog swim or not it is closed I can't believe you let your children swim in the sea it could have all sort of shit floating in it

Gross!

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always one that can't handle the thought of someone not wanting to snuggle up with their stinky dog 🙄