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    Thread: liner alternatives

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      liner alternatives

      Hey gang

      is there anything else besides Liner that people have used/recommend? I have lots of animals and dogs etc and i KNOW they will rip a liner (just a matter of when) so would need something harder (preferably not concrete?)

      thanks in advance!

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      No liner and no concrete? Your available options will be limited. Would also depend on size of pond wanted. What kind of animals do you have that would rip an EPDM rubber liner? There is also thicker 60 mil EPDM material.

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      we have 7 dogs, a few of them "untrained" and go swimming in our irrigation pond already, so I know they wont know the difference. 60 mil may work... that is pretty thick.
      The pond will be roughly 3-4000 gallons give or take. planning stages now, so we will see. Im just worried about doing all the work and then the dogs going for a swim and tearing it...

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      Just thinking around the block ... are there any submersible materials to use on the minimal areas that the dogs will potentially run into? ie: the heavy duty dense rubber grid floor mats used in the restaurant industry?

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      when you plan, leave your dogs an easy way out, ie, a set of stairs, then they will not tear your liner.

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      i got it.... simple... dog boots. Look how happy all these dogs are wearing boots !!!!! Except that golden on the left... maybe he just was scolded for trying to roll in a dead racoon.
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      I’ve had dogs all my life. Bred many a litter and well... you know their going to get in the pond and will go after thre liner
      So... as others have said go with the thicker liner, give them a way out, take the time to train them on how to go in and out and put the pressure mats in places where they might have contact with the liner. Next step hope that this is enough!
      Dogs are gonna do what dogs gonna do. The best you can do is hope and try to prepare for the eventual time they go in and out.
      Good luck you may get many years with no problems or you may get problems from the get go, but it’s all part of having animals. A small tasteful fence around the area might help too!

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      Fortunately my dog does not go into the pond. When we have company for the weekend that have dogs that love the pond I setup a shock fence. Works wonders and the never try it again. This can also be used to train them to stay away from the pond. Sounds cruel but once they touch the fence they leave it alone.

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      Check out Bend Tarp and Liner, google that name and check out their liners. You could take a chunk of it, put a few inch cut with scissors. Put a guy on each side to play tug of war and we couldn't extend the cut the scissors made. Super thin, super strong and way cheaper than the normal liner. Down side is it does not fold well. But it works good and your dogs couldn't hurt it even if they chewed on it.
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