Make Your Pup Their Very Own Backyard Water Park
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You may not be able to take your dog to the water park this summer, but you can definitely bring the water park to your dog! Checkout the following tutorial and list of suggestions for some K9 friendly, backyard fun!
DIY Doggie Splash Pad
You will need:
- 1 TARP
- Ours was 12×24 ft. but you can use any size you want.
- 8 POOL NOODLES
- Less or more depending on the size of your tarp. You need enough to cover the perimeter. The noodles act like a nice little bumper and help the tarp accumulate water.
- 4 STAKES
- Your pups would probably enjoy four steaks more than four stakes, but that probably wouldn’t hold your tarp down.
- 1 SPRINKLER
- Again, this is flexible. For example, if your splash pad is for 1 Chihuahua, you may be able to get by with a watering can.
Lay your pool noodles around the perimeter of the tarp and then wrap the edges of the tarp around the pool noodle.
After you roll all four sides (make sure they are tight), stake each corner down. Now you just need to turn on the sprinkler and TA-DA! You have yourself a Doggie splash pad!
Puppy Pool: For those furballs that like to live life on the edge, I highly recommend adding a deep-end. We scored our kiddie pool (in this case, puppy pool) for $5! For some extra cool fun, toss a 10 lb bag of ice into the pool!
Dog joy delivered every month!
Bonus DIY Dog Waterfall
DIY Doggie Waterfall: If you feel like spoiling your pups a little, try building this pawsome PVC pipe waterfall!
Not only will your dog love it, but you will also score some pretty great bragging rights.
Water Launchers!
We got two water launchers for $5 and our guests couldn’t wait to get their paws (teeth?) on one!
Additionally, the puppy pool makes for a fantastic reservoir for the launchers!
Puppy Popsicles
Your dog probably has a few friends that are water weenies. That’s okay! We wanted to make sure there was an activity for everyone, even for those that just came for the food.
To make some pupsicles just like ours, place some dog treats in a water filled tupperware and freeze! I can’t personally verify that the pupsicles were delicious, but this guy can!
Happy splashing!
