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Pooches’ pool party

Every dog has its day, and for those in the suburban town of Ramapo , New York it’s September 9. That’s when the pooches will have a pool party. For the fourth year, Ramapo will mark the end of the dog days of summer with a canine swim at the town pools at the Spook Rock Park. The event raises money for animal care, educates people about dogs, and gives the dogs a chance to have some doggone fun, say organisers. More than 250 dogs took a dip at last year’ s event, called the Dog Days of Summer K-9 Pool Party. Smaller dogs used the kiddie pool, while larger dogs used the main pool. The town stopped the pools’ chlorine treatment before the event because it couldn’t figure out a way to keep the dogs from drinking the water. Humans weren’t allowed in while the dogs were swimming.

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