To think having dogs in Saltdean lido is utterly disgusting?

[llamajohn]

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

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

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

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.

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

Lidos are sea water.

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.

And again, no one is forcing anyone to go in

@Hobbes8

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

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!

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.

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!

So why does it bother you so?

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.

Why does my opinion bother you so?

This is hilarious. It’s an end of season swim for dogs!

It doesn't. I find it amusing how wound up people get. Just wondering the reason why

I know someone that goes to this event with her dogs. It's an end of season thing before the big clean out.

What are you moaning about?

'There are people having some harmless fun that I personally don't approve of!"

Just...don't go. Meanwhile other people can enjoy themselves. See how that works?

You're not allowed into the pool at a dog swim unless you have a dog, anyway. Those weekends, post-season, aren't for humans to swim, they're for people to look after their dogs in the water. So you couldn't go just because you fancy swimming with dogs.

Exactly

Nothing mumsnet loves more than a good froth about dogs

Not just the weeing in the pool but what if they 💩💩💩 in it? At least children not toilet trained have a swimming nappy on.

I would have expected a separate pool for dogs. A better idea would be a separate area where staff look after them. They can make doggy friends while the owners go for a swim (without them).

Rank.

As much as I feel sorry for people who go about their life being scared of germs, they do sound funny when they bring their ridiculousness to these threads. I feel sorry for their children because I bet they're not allowed to play in dirt in case of going blind from dog poo or something they read happening extremely rarely. Poor kids.

Why are people focusing on the wee? It's the muck and all the other stuff they have on them, and the hair floating around - it's just disgusting on so many levels.

Again, they do this at the end of the season and they drain and clean the pool afterwards. Human dog owners can swim with their dog if they choose to, no other humans are allowed into the pool during the dog swims or afterwards until it's been thoroughly cleaned.

It really does kill everything . One mouthful of seawater can have you in bed or on a toilet for days crusty eye infections and all sorts it is such a risk there is more chance of flesh burrowing of your worms in the sea than a chlorinated swimming pool. If someone is paying money to let their dog swim they are going to have their dogs vaccinated and wormed.