To think having dogs in Saltdean lido is utterly disgusting?

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

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

Oh stop it ! Worms peniteating your flesh! What is wrong with you ? .

How? The website says clearly that the humans can swim with the dogs if over 16 with a “human swim ticket” and if the human just wants the dog to swim and they throw a ball they can get a “human spectator ticket”

Oh right that’s different then isn’t it.

Yeah this I am unbothered by, we aren’t sharing the same water.

Oh great.

I was thinking of going there this Autumn with all the kids when the sea is too rough.

Won't be now unless I see some advertising on their website about how thoroughly they clean it.

I hope they don't let people swim in the same water without letting them know.

Gross

This is done after the swimming season and the pool is cleaned and drained for winter afterwards so it's a non issue.

You should get help with your anxiety if you're not already.

How can anyone who is a mum not be aware of toxocara parasites?! They are in cat and dog poo. If you can’t scoop cat poo whilst pregnant, then why would you think it is safe to swim in the same water as dog poo washed off 50 dog bums?!

“Toxocara canis is a parasite that can cause blindness in humans and infection also comes from close contact with infected dog poo. The horrific sounding visceral larva migrans is a rare complication of Toxocara infection, when the larval parasites migrate haphazardly through the body tissues, leaving a trail of damaged tissue in their wake.”

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.

It’s not anxiety to post factual information on real health risks.

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!

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.

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?

They do this at the end of the season specifically so that they can drain and clean the pool afterwards.

They don't normally open at all in the autumn/winter but if they do reopen to humans they will have cleaned the pool. Don't let a few idiots on mumsnet who've made assumptions without checking their facts put you off swimming in a clean, safe and beautiful pool.

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

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?

Have you seen a tree grow in the pool?

That’s why.

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.

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.

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

Don't fancy it? Don't go.

Let other people enjoy themselves.

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!

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.

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

Dogs are cleaner than most children!!!!

‘Dog people’ are so embarrassing lol