All the info, rules, tips, and details you need for our SniffSpot. By booking our SniffSpot you are agreeing to all rules and acknowledging that you have read the information below. Please be extra sure you read the Pool Rules as they are the most important for you and your pets safety. >If your dog is nearing the Rainbow Bridge and you’re searching for a place to take them swimming for their bucket list, please send a message to discuss and for a discount code. >The humans of the house work shift work. If you are not finding a time that fits your schedule, please send a message with what you are looking for. We most likely will be able to open up a time slot for you! 1. Persons ages 16 and younger are not permitted to enter our SniffSpot at any time. 2. Your reservation is limited to TWO adults. Additional adults may be added as an extra. 3. Be sure to smile, you are on camera as soon as you enter the driveway! 4. Please park on the right side of the driveway and enter the yard through the smaller gate next to the house. Please do not block in the little gray chevy car or the marked work vehicle. 5. Please brush your dog before they come swimming. Our pool filter appreciates a good brushing within a few days of your visit. If your reservation is at the end of a busy summer day and the house humans are at work, you may encounter dog hair in the pool from previous guests. 6. You are welcome to use any of the chairs, tables and umbrellas (seasonal) that are out. Please return them where you found them and close all umbrellas when you are done. 7. My dogs often leave their toys in the backyard. Your dogs are welcome to play with them. If for some reason one becomes damaged, please message me and to let me know! We have 4 German Shepherds, we understand toys explode! 8. Xfinity Wifi is available at the picnic table (although not very strong). If you need to use the WiFi message us and we will open the network for you to connect. There is a power outlet by the stairs you may use but you will need to bring your own extension cord. 9. Please dispose of all trash in the big bins in the driveway, against the house by the small garage. You may dispose your dog waste bags in our trash bins as well. 10. Do not go in any of the sheds or bins. Exception to this is if you need to use a doggie life jacket. They are stored in the long light gray bin by the basement walkout stairs. 11. Certain times of the year we have a fenced in vegetable garden that is within the yard. The produce can hang over the sides and be accessible to your dog. Please be mindful of this. Nothing grown is harmful to them but some of it is very tasty to them. 12. We treat our yard with fertilizer and pet safe pesticides. 13. Please no glass or ceramic or other breakable objects on the pool deck. 14. Proper swim attire is required in the pool at all times. 15. You're welcome to use the hose if needed. If you want to bathe your dog, please do so in the grassy area by the deep end of the pool so soap does not get in the pool 16. Dog waste. Please clean up your dogs waste. Please note we have 6 dogs and the house humans work 12 hour shifts. We do not clean up our dogs waste daily. We have a service that comes Tuesday and Friday mornings and we try to clean up the area around the pool. **Pool Rules** Please note the pool deck has multiple levels, with steps. Pay attention to the step down near the basement walkup! It blends in well. !!!****!!!! There are multiple pool coping stones that are ajar and loose. These are the darker ones that boarder the pool. There is a significant trip hazard one near the patio stairs leading to the upper patio at the shallow end of the pool. The concrete is also breaking apart in places and the top layer is chipping off in sheets. We will be closed for a week or two in July for concrete and decking repairs. Leading up until then, I'm sorry for the patio! No idea why the concrete is falling apart but the builder is fixing it. YAY!!! If a hunk of grout/concrete comes out of somewhere, just toss it in the fire pit!!!!!*****!!!! April- October Adults may use the pool to swim and play with their dog in appropriate swim attire. We ask that your primary focus of your visit is for your dog! Our SniffSpot is not designed for you to swim while your dog wanders the yard. Children under 16yo are not allowed in the pool or on the property at any time. We encourage you not to bring them to reduce the temptation. There is a maximum of TWO adults per visit during pool season. Additional adults must be booked as an extra. If you have a unique situation, please message me to discuss prior to booking. Please brush your dog the day of or within a few days before. This will help them dry fast and saves our pool filter. The pool is about 8.5 feet at max depth and 3.5 feet at the shallow end. There are stairs and a bench at the shallow end and a seat/step at the deep end. It is a salt water pool and is NOT heated. The pool water temperature will fluctuate based on the outdoor temperature and recent rains. Towards the beginning and end of pool season the water temperature may drop below 70. In peak summer it is in the 90s. Your doggie is welcome to jump off the top wall after their toy, lay on the steps or simply just go for a swim! Doggie life jackets are in the storage bin by the basement walk up stairs. Feel free to use one. Please leave wet jackets on the picnic table when you’re done. Please do not allow your dog to use any of the plastic pool floats as their nails will pop them. There is a blue dog float with white paw prints they’re welcome to use! If their ball or toy sinks, there is a net hanging on the black railing by the basement stairs that you can use to retrieve it. If you cannot get it, we will get it at a later time. During pool season, if you do not wish for your dog to have access to the pool, please message me for a 50% off discount code and I will close the pool’s grey auto safety cover. The auto cover is not water permeable. It is safe for your dog to walk on and run across but again please try to discourage this as it can damage the cover. October to April- The pool is closed. We reduce the rate during this time as the pool is closed and has a green winter cover on it. Please keep your dog off the pool cover as it is not designed to be played on. We understand they will more than likely run across it, which is not a big deal, but please try to discourage it. The cover can support “the weight of an elephant” but we have never tried. The green cover *IS* water permeable and your dog *WILL* get wet if they lay in the middle of it. The green winter cover does not prevent drowning.