When the temperatures rise…

When it starts to get really warm outside and your dog is being all hot and sad about the whole situation, it’s tempting to grab one of those plastic kiddie pools with the cartoon characters on the bottom. And in a pinch, that’d be fine.

But you’re not in a pinch. You’re sitting there with the luxury of being able to make a smart purchase after an abundance of thought.

So this is what you should buy instead, before you desperately need it.

Because those cheap pools are cheap. They have no drain plugs, so you have to flip them over and dump water all over yourself to get them emptied. And if you don’t empty them, they become gross mosquito breeding algae farms.

Plus they don’t fold up or anything, so they’re a pain to store and the fun colors and designs will attract neighborhood children with whom you will be expected to interact, if only to explain that your awesome mermaid pool is actually for the dog (and maybe your personal day drinking foot bath).

To heck with all that.

Today’s dog pool is designed for dogs. It’s portable. It has a proper pool liner. It has a drain plug. It has a respectable and understated design that includes no cartoon characters at all. It also comes in two sizes, so whichever size pup you have, this should do the trick.

Get this ordered now, before the dog days of summer set in. It’ll even fold away nicely in the fall.