{"id":237,"date":"2010-04-22T00:10:26","date_gmt":"2010-04-22T00:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backyardcitypools.wordpress.com\/?p=237"},"modified":"2012-06-20T18:55:17","modified_gmt":"2012-06-20T23:55:17","slug":"critter-friendly-pools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/critter-friendly-pools\/","title":{"rendered":"Critter Friendly\u00a0Pools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-239\" title=\"skamper-ramp-dog\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/skamper-ramp-dog.jpg?resize=300%2C293&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/skamper-ramp-dog.jpg?w=310&amp;ssl=1 310w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/skamper-ramp-dog.jpg?resize=300%2C293&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever woken up\u00a0and\u00a0peeked outside toward your backyard swimming pool only to see that\u00a0some poor\u00a0critter had\u00a0its final &#8220;swim&#8221; during the night?\u00a0 Do you ever worry that your family pet might accidentally meet the same fate?\u00a0 Even if your pet\u00a0is no stranger to being in the pool, getting out of a pool is not always easy for animals &#8212; even if they have been shown where the\u00a0pool&#8217;s stairs are located.\u00a0 Unfortunately, tens of thousands of pets and other animals drown in backyard swimming pools every year in the U.S. alone.\u00a0\u00a0 Ensuring their safety is easy, though, thanks to the <a title=\"Skamper-Ramp Pool Ramp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/vinyl-pool-liners-accessories\/Skamper-Ramp.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Skamper-Ramp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Featured on <em>The Early Show<\/em>, <em>Good Morning America<\/em>, <em>Animal Planet<\/em>, and in local news segments around the country, the Skamper-Ramp\u00a0is an inexpensive, durable,\u00a0and easy solution that provides animals with\u00a0a\u00a0safe way out of a pool and gives\u00a0pool owners peace of mind.\u00a0\u00a0 Skamper-Ramp is a necessary accessory that\u00a0not only helps your family pet, but also the miscellaneous frogs, snakes, possums, and squirrels that somehow find their way into your pool when you&#8217;re not watching.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_241\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-241 \" title=\"skamper-ramp-possum\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/skamper-ramp-possum.jpg?resize=300%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Possum Finds His Way Out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Have you ever woken up\u00a0and\u00a0peeked outside toward your backyard swimming pool only to see that\u00a0some poor\u00a0critter had\u00a0its final &#8220;swim&#8221; 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