Bone Pool

I received this product from Amazon in perfect condition. I was actually really happy that there was no box and there was not 1 mark on it! It shipped for free, which is also wonderful...

The pool is made with top quality, heavy duty material and it holds so much water. I have 7 pit bull mixes and 1 dachshund. My dachshund obviously needs stairs or a ramp to get in/out of the pool, but it is still great for small dogs, if set-up properly.

Texas is in the triple digits and it is brutal on my dogs. When we can't make it to the lake we play fetch in the pool. They absolutely love this so much more than the kiddie pools we had before. They will just lay in there relaxing, sniffing the breeze, or dropping their ball in the water and bobbing for it. The other day I bought 4 large bags of ice at the store and poured it into the pool. They went crazy trying to eat all the ice and the water stayed so cold for hours! And man, this pool is sturdy.

The white color keeps the water at its coolest, so that is also a plus. The dogs don't care if it looks a little dirty.

And at the end of the day when all of us are done playing, I drain the pool and it waters the tree it sits under. It is great that you can just drain it and walk away. In the morning I dump the remaining water out that sits above the drain and start fresh. The dogs can barely wait until it is all filled up.

This pool will last, so it is worth every penny. I also greatly enjoyed my purchasing experience with Amazon. I am 100% satisfied with this purchase and my dogs would love if I bought 7 more!

I ordered this *expensive* pool after having gone through some of the other vinyl ones. They worked fine for two years or so, but I got tired of patching them and decided to spend the extra money. Also, after reading some reviews about shipping damage, I was nervous about ordering from Amazon. Well, I worried for no reason. The pool arrived in perfect condition (without any packaging as someone else stated).

My 90lb Rottie loves it. The only thing I should mention is that it is slippery on the bottom. I added some of those tub non-slip decals to it and that solved that problem.

It is easy to drain and clean. It is a great year round pool for my doggie.

Amazon seems to have taken note of prior reviewers who complained about non-packaging for shipping. Mine came wrapped in plastic, with a large doubled piece of cardboard protecting the top. No damage or dings, and delivered right to the back gate.

Product is quite sturdy, including the drain. I bought it to replace a $15 wading pool purchased from Wal*Mart two years ago, when I only had my older dog. That cheapo pool is still functional for the older pooch, but I didn't think it would hold up to her and the active new puppy when they start rassling, or even the new puppy chasing her tail & tumbling against the walls. Within a few hours, this thing proved it's up to their challenge. It's also wonderful to have a high-quality drain so I can empty the pool & move it when needed (e.g., hurricane season, winter, new landscaping, etc.). I use Gardena connectors on my yard stuff, so it's just a quick snap-in when I want to drain the pool; otherwise, you'd have to attach the hose to the pool before filling it, to avoid making a huge, wet mess when draining.

The missing star is simply to reflect the price. It is not a cheapo pool, and you might be just as successful with two of the cheapo pools, one inside the other, to provide the wall strength for active animals -- at about one-tenth the cost of this pool. But I like the drain (yes, I could have installed a drain on the cheapo pool, but they are so flexible I doubt any drain would hold water for long). Plus, this pool is also awesome-looking in the landscape, which also had some value for me.