A lot of you have been asking about the end-of-season dog swims at local pools.
Ottawa Start sent us a note to let us know about a few pools that are offering dog swims this year.

1. Westboro wading pool – Sun., Aug. 22 (that’s today!) from 5:00 – 6:00 pm. 411 Dovercourt Avenue, (613) 798-8950
Bring your pooch for a dip just before this pool drains for its annual maintenance shutdown. Dogs must be on a leash and should have a long walk prior to the swim. Owners, prepare to get wet! There will be on-site family and pooch entertainment, including mini grooming sessions and other kid-friendly activities.

2. Reid Park wading pool – every day until Fri., Aug. 27 from 5:30 – 6:00 pm. 40 Reid Avenue, (613) 580-2590
This little wading pool allows dogs to take a dip every day during the summer half an hour before the pool is emptied for the day. All dogs must be well behaved and on a leash! Last day before it’s shut down for the season is the last Friday of August.

3. Bearbrook pool – Sun., Sep. 5, time TBD (call for details). 2679 Innes Road, (613) 613-824-8300
Dogs are allowed off leash at this pool party and it gets wild! It is doggy paradise as you see them going down the pool slide and even jumping off the diving board. Owners are drenched by the end and are not allowed with their dogs inside the pool for sanitary reasons.

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This is hilarious! I love how the little legs go all out and he really does do a belly flop!

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(Ottawa Dog of the Week for June 14th/10)

“This is my one year old Golden Retriever, Rocky; who will be celebrated his 1st birthday on June 7 with his friends Mitzi, Roxy, Porsche, Tika, Kobi, Lilly, Myles, Jackson and his newest family member Maggie . With summer just around the corner he is just getting to know the water and is embracing the water dog lifestyle.” – Rocky’s human, Paul.

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Blame the tardiness of this post on the beautiful Easter weekend!

(Ottawa Dog of the Week for April 5th/10)

“Gibson is our 2 year old Bearded Collie (Beardie). He is very friendly with humans and dogs, very active at the dog park, but is chilled out and mellow at home. His long coat is virtually weather proof – it takes the swimming after of several sticks into the river behind St. Paul’s University to get him fully wet down to the skin. The undercoat keeps him happy to be outside in the cold weather and coolish in the warm weather, but, like his owners, he doesn’t care for Ottawa’s summer or winter extremes. That coat requires plenty of brushing and combing and visits every 2-3 months to Brenda at Brenda’s Country Clips. Gibs’ coat started out jet black as a pup, lightened right up to a very cool silver grey at about 1.5 years and is now darkening to his adult dark grey at the tail and shoulders. It looks like waves in the wind or as he runs… then looks like waves full of flotsom and jetsom after he wrestles and rolls with the other dogs. His favourite parks are Conroy Pit for the dogs and St. Paul’s for the swims. Gibson is, quite simply, the best dog ever.” – Gibson’s Mom, Jen

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Ever want to take your dog to the pool? Well now you can! This summer, the City of Ottawa wading pool located at Kiwanis Park in Vanier is offering dog owners the opportunity to let their dog play in the pool between 6-7pm every Tuesday until we close August 20th.

Just a bit of information about the pool: it closes to bathers at 6pm so there will be no contact between dogs and swimmers. Owners cannot swim with their dogs. When full the pool is three and a half feet at its deepest point however, this is so only for a short time because we begin to drain the pool at 6pm.

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Does anyone know of any spots in Ottawa for our dogs to have a good swim? I’ve been getting some inquiries about this and was wondering myself but don’t actually know of any places.

Please leave your ideas in the comments!

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