On Puppies and Pools

Often our pets are close companions, even loved ones for years, so when an old pet passes on we sometimes try to help ourselves feel better by getting a new pet, like a puppy. This is what we have done with our pool. Saturday, David and I went looking for a replacement and we found one at Wal-Mart. Like a pup, it is small and new and when Paige and Abbie were here they had lots of fun with it.
Puppies must receive love and care from their people. They need a safe place where no harm can come to them; and pools need to be set up where they won't get punctured or have dirt or rocks get into them. Pups need to be fed and watered and a pool needs to be filled. They need their shots and check ups and a pool needs to be kept clean.
Pools may be quieter than puppies because they don't cry in the night, keeping everyone awake, but they both leave puddles in the floor.

P.S. This is not a picture of the pool we bought. Our new pool is rectangular and inflatable. Sorry, I didn't think to take pics yesterday. But we still plan on getting a big pool :)