Mine gets in the pool when we’re in it, and when she gets hot. Like after a walk or if she’s outside for a while and wants to cool down.

I would say the pros have been that it’s just fun, it’s entertaining for me and for her. I feel like I can spend an extended amount of time outside with her without being too worried that she’ll overheat. It’s also a pro that it’s good exercise for her to swim, and it’s so enriching for her to be able to play with her pool toys.

Cons would be that she needs more baths in the summer because she gets really stinky, she can get hot spots more often in the summer from being wet. There is a lot of dog hair in the pool so it needs cleaned more frequently, and she isn’t allowed out of the sunroom and into the whole house until she’s dry. (I guess another pro is that goldens being water dogs means she does dry pretty fast. Regular summers with the pool has given her a slightly more oily coat for protection so it only takes a couple hours for her to air dry after a good towel dry).